Chicken & Quinoa Salad

Serves: 1

Prep time: 1 hour

Cooking time: 40 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 Chicken Breast (Skinless and deboned)

Dried Rosemary

Crushed Garlic

Lemon

Honey

Olive Oil

Black Pepper

Water

Salt

Robertson’s Portuguese Chicken Spice

Rockets

Cos Lettuce

Quinoa

Sweet Corn

Cucumber

Rosa Tomatoes

Feta Cheese

Half a grated carrot.

 

DIRECTIONS

Chicken

In bowl mix the rosemary, Portuguese chicken spice, lemon juice, black pepper, salt and olive oil, then place the chicken breast in the mixture cover the bowl with cling film and let it rest for at least an hour before you place it in the oven. (The honey goes onto the chicken at the last 10 minutes of cooking)

Preheat the oven at 200 Degrees for about 10 minutes or until it is hot and then place the chicken in the oven for 20 minutes turning it regularly to make sure both sides are cooked properly.

Mix a table spoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice together and brush the mixture on the chicken and place it in the oven for a further 10 minutes.

Once the 10 minutes is over or when you see that your chicken has turned into a nice golden brown tone, remove it from the oven, cover it with foil and let it cool down.

 

Quinoa

In a small pot add ½ a cup of water and wait for it to boil.

When the water is boiling add a ¼ cup of quinoa and ½ teaspoon of salt. Quinoa absorbs water quite quickly even on low heat so make sure your check on it regularly and add a bit of water throughout the cooking.

You will know that your quinoa is ready when it has expanded twice in size and is chewy when you taste it.

Veggies

In a colander rinse all of your vegetables.

Peel and chop your cucumber into half circles (your cucumber could be thick or thin it depends on how you prefer it)

Steam your sweet corn for about 10 minutes, do this before you remove it off the cob steaming it first makes the removal simpler.

Half the Rosa tomatoes

Cube your feta cheese and then start assembling your salad.

Assembling tip:

Your lettuce and rockets should go at the bottom to make it easier to place all the other ingredients on top of them.

Ensure that all your veggies are dry by tapping them with a paper towel- no one wants to eat a soggy salad.

 

Enjoy xx

 

 

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