Serves
2
Chicken and Mango Quinoa Salad
A very tasty chicken salad dish with a lovely tropical feel with the use of fresh mango.
Ingredients
- 200g chicken
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 3/4 tsp paprika
- 1 red chilli, de-seeded
- 50g spinach
- 4 spring onions
- Small bunch coriander
- Small bunch fresh mint
- Juice from 1 lime
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 160g bell pepper, cored, chopped into strips
- 250g cooked quinoa (pre-cooked bag of Merchant Gourmet)
- 180g fresh mango, chopped
- 50g avocado, sliced
- 1 punnet of cress
Directions
- Mix the chicken in a bowl to cover it with the allspice and paprika evenly. Place the chicken under the grill and turn once one side is nicely cooked. Cook until cooked through.
- Put the chilli, spinach, spring onions, coriander (saving some leaves), mint, lime juice, and olive oil into a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Put the peppers into a deep frying pan and fry until browning.
- In a bowl, place in the quinoa, add in the mix from the blender, and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the quinoa mix onto a plate and sprinkle with the mango, avocado, cress, coriander leaves, and cooked peppers.
- Cut the chicken into strips and add to the top.
- Kcal: 503
- Protein: 35g
- Fats: 13g
- Carbs: 57g
- Fibre: 9.1g
