Spicy Chicken & Chickpea Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the chicken
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into strips
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
For the chickpeas
2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint
For the green salad
2 1/2 cups fresh spinach, torn
3 1/2 cups red leaf lettuce, torn
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon hot curry oil

Preparation

Combine all ingredients for the chicken; cover and chill together for at least an hour.
Combine all ingredients for the chickpeas; cover and chill together.
Saute\"marinated\" chicken strips in a bit of olive oil until cooked through, about 15 minutes, depending on size of your strips.
Chill the cooked chicken.
Toss together the spinach and lettuce.
Drizzle with the lemon juice& chili oil.
Serve green salad with a portion of chickpeas and chicken.