Chicken-Almond Quinoa salad
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
2 cups cooked quinoa4 chicken breast tenderloins, cooked and chopped (grilled, baked, poached, or roasted w/ out fats)1 tsp olive oil1tsp rice vinegarSqueeze of lemon juicceApricots, dried, 3/4 cup, chopped fineAlmonds, sliced, unsalted, dry toasted, 1/4 cupScallions or chives, raw, 1/3 cup, choppedPepper, black, to tasteSea salt, 1/4 tspSage and thyme to taste
Mix all ingredients and chill for at least a few hours - preferably overnight so the flavors come together and the dried apricots soften up. Eat alone, on top of greens, or in a pita.
Serving Size: Makes 4-5 moderate servings
Serving Size: Makes 4-5 moderate servings
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 406.2
- Total Fat: 5.9 g
- Cholesterol: 6.7 mg
- Sodium: 227.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 64.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g
- Protein: 19.3 g
Member Reviews
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HAILTHOR
This is amazing - you can also use grapes instead of apricots. - 7/12/11
Reply from KATIE123080 (7/12/11)
Great point - I do often sub in grapes, chopped apples, or really any fruit would work... dried cherries or mandarin oranges would be good to try :)