Crunchy Orange Chicken Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
Salad:
- 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa (about 1/2 cup uncooked)
- 2 Tbs olive oil
- 1 large chicken breast (raw), diced
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 11 oz can mandarin oranges (reserve 1 Tbs of the liquid, drain the rest)
- 1/2 cup chow mein noodles (uncooked
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
- Zest of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (plus more for garnish)
- 1 Tbs juice from can of mandarin oranges
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 1 Tbs pure honey
Instructions
- Mix together all the dressing ingredients. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the raw chicken and sprinkle paprika and salt over the top. Cook until no longer pink. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the mandarin oranges and cooked quinoa. Add the prepared dressing.
- Serve warm or cold with the almonds, chow mein, and additional cilantro on top.