Citrus Chicken and Quinoa Salad
This Citrus Chicken and Quinoa Salad is so light and refreshing, it’s the perfect salad for spring! Well it’s not quite spring yet, but I so am longing for spring. Is anyone else?
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 4-8 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Cuisine: Salad
Ingredients
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- 1 cup dry Quinoa I used red, you can use any color
- 2 cups water
- 1 lb boneless skinless Chicken Breasts cooked and cut into bite size pieces
- 1–2 tsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- 1 Tbs Coconut Oil
- 1 red Apple cored and sliced into small pieces
- 1 Lime
- 2 large Oranges (use the juice from 1 for the dressing and peel and slice up the other for the salad)
- 1 Shallot minced (about 2 Tbs)
- 2 Tbs EVOO
- 2 Tbs Honey
- Dash of Sea Salt and Pepper
- 1 Avocado diced
- 1 4 oz package of mixed green salad, I used Pepper Greens
Instructions
- In medium saucepan add Quinoa and water.
- Heat on high until it comes to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to low for 15-20 minutes until Quinoa is fully cooked.
- While Quinoa is cooking, start cooking chicken.
- In large frying pan add Coconut Oil and Chicken.
- Sprinkle Lemon Pepper Seasoning over Chicken.
- Cook over med/high heat until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink.
- Let Quinoa cool a bit before mixing everything in. ( I made my quinoa the night before and put it in the fridge until I was ready to use it ).
- In large bowl add Quinoa, Chicken, Apple, 1 Orange peeled and cut into pieces, and Avocado.
- To make the dressing I used a mason jar with a lid:
- Add juice from 1 Lime
- Add juice from the other Orange
- Tbs EVOO
- Tbs Honey
- Minced Shallot
- Salt/Pepper
- Shake jar vigorously, then pour over Quinoa mixture.
- Serve over mixed greens.
- Enjoy!
Find it online: https://tastefulventure.com/citrus-chicken-and-quinoa-salad/
