chicken and quinoa salad with roasted chiles

(1 rating)
Recipe by
NIKKI SMITH
HEMET, CA

I am trying to eat healthier, as a Dietbetic choice are hard to come by that are good tasting.. Hope you enjoy

(1 rating)
yield 4 -5 servings
prep time 45 Min
cook time 2 Hr 15 Min

Ingredients For chicken and quinoa salad with roasted chiles

  • 8 oz
    fresh anaheim chile peppers, poblano chile peppers, banana chile peppers, and/or red sweet peppers
  • 3 Tbsp
    lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1/4 tsp
    teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground black pepper
  • 8 oz
    shredded cooked chicken or cooked pork
  • 1/2 c
    coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 c
    sliced green onions (4)
  • 1/3 c
    pine nuts or slivered almonds, toasted
  • 1 lg
    bibb or boston lettuce
  • 1 c
    water
  • 1 c
    quinoa

How To Make chicken and quinoa salad with roasted chiles

  • 1
    Directions 1. Preheat oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with foil; set aside. Halve peppers lengthwise. Remove stems, seeds, and membranes. Place pepper halves, cut sides down, on the prepared baking sheet. Roast peppers in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until skins are blistered and dark. Carefully fold foil up and around pepper halves to enclose; let stand about 15 minutes. Use a sharp knife to loosen the edges of the skins; gently and slowly pull off the skin in strips. Discard skins. Cut peppers into bite-size strips. Set aside.2. In a fine-mesh sieve thoroughly rinse the quinoa with cold water. In a medium saucepan combine quinoa and the 1 cup water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 25 minutes. Remove from heat. Uncover and let stand about 30 minutes.3. For dressing, in a small screw-top jar combine lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and black pepper. Cover and shake well to combine.4. In a large bowl combine roasted pepper strips, qinoa, chicken, cilantro, green onion, pine nuts. Drizzle with dressing and toss to combine. Line serving plates with lettuce. Top with quinoa mixture. Serve salad at room temperature. Makes 4 or 5 main-dish servings.

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