Crunchy Quinoa & Chicken Salad
Recipe
Serves: 4 people | Prep time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 30 minutes
Main | MOB
Ingredients
- 8 Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- ½ Lemon
- 1 Tsp Dried Oregano
- 250g Cooked Quinoa
- 200g Cavolo Nero
- 4 Spring Onions
- 480g Drained Cooked Cannellini Beans
- 4 Spring Onions
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 125g Pickled Jalapeños
- 40ml Pickled Jalapeño Brines
- 70g Greek Yoghurt
- 30g Fresh Parsley
- 60ml Olive Oil
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C. Put the chicken thighs into a bowl. Finely grate the garlic over the chicken and squeeze in the lemon juice. Add the oregano, drizzle with olive oil and generously season. Mix and set aside.
- Tip the quinoa onto a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and season. Toss together and bake for 15-20 mins. The quinoa will crisp-up as it cools.
- Meanwhile, strip the stems off the cavolo nero, tear the leaves into bite-sized chunks and transfer to a bowl. Season with salt and scrunch together until the cavolo nero wilts. Thinly slice the spring onions, drain the cannellini beans and toss both through the cavolo nero.
- Add all the dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and season.
- Place a frying pan over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Once hot, fry the chicken on both sides (10-15 mins in total) until golden brown and cooked through.
- Toss three-quarters of the crispy quinoa through the bean mixture with 2 tbsp of the dressing. Slice the chicken.
- Share the salad between plates, top with the chicken and drizzle over some more dressing. Sprinkle with the remaining crispy quinoa.