Spiced Chicken Quinoa Bowl
Spiced Chicken Quinoa Bowl
This spiced chicken quinoa bowl is a healthy dish with delicious, spiced chicken and smoky char flavours. It’s nutritionally balanced, easy to make and a very satisfying salad meal.
Servings
4
Prep time
Cook time
Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 boneless & skinless chicken breasts
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ bunch fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 orange, zested & juiced
- ½ lime, zested & juiced
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ground black pepper, good grind
- ½ cup raw quinoa
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 4 radishes, sliced
- 1 avocado
- ½ cos lettuce or butter leaf lettuce
- 60mL extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp apple-cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp rice-malt syrup
- Juice ½ lime
- ½ tsp sea salt
Method
- Start by combining all marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and marinate for a minimum of 1 hr in the fridge.
- Rinse the quinoa in a fi ne sieve really well for at least 1 min (this removes the bitter saponins from the quinoa).
- Cook the quinoa by placing it in a pot with 1 cup of water. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then decrease the heat a bit to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook uncovered until the quinoa has absorbed all of the water, about 10-12 mins.
- Remove the pot from heat, cover and let the quinoa steam for 5 mins. This step gives the quinoa time to pop open and the little white spiral to appear. After 5 mins, remove the lid and fluff the quinoa with a fork. Allow to cool.
- Once the chicken has marinaded, heat your barbecue char grill (or a frying pan). Char grill the chicken on both sides, basting with the marinade a couple of times. I close the lid on the barbecue until the chicken reaches 70°C (on a meat thermometer) or, when pierced in the fattest part of the fillet, the juices run clear.
- Rest the chicken for 5 mins before slicing.
- Assemble the salad ingredients into 4 bowls.
- Combine all ingredients for the dressing in a jar and shake to combine. Drizzle 2⁄3 of the dressing over the salad.
- Arrange the chicken on top and drizzle more dressing.
- Enjoy immediately.
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