Tropical Quinoa Chicken Salad

Name: Tropical Quinoa Chicken Salad
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 250 ml Quinoa; 375 ml Water; 1 ml Salt; 1 kg Chicken breasts, skinned, deboned, and cubed; 10 ml Kosher Salt; 2,5 ml freshly ground Black Pepper; Smoked Paprika, to taste; 30 ml Olive Oil; 1 Cucumber, cubed; 1 yellow Bell Pepper, sliced; 5 ripe Tomatoes, cubed; 5 Spring Onions, chopped and separate white from green; 1 Pineapple, peeled and cubed; 2 Mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cubed; 2 Limes, juiced; 100 g Cashew Nuts

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Tropical Quinoa Chicken Salad

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

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Ingredients

250 mlQuinoa
375 mlWater
1 mlSalt
1 kgChicken breasts, skinned, deboned, and cubed
10 mlKosher Salt
2,5 mlfreshly ground Black Pepper
Smoked Paprika, to taste
30 mlOlive Oil
1Cucumber, cubed
1yellow Bell Pepper, sliced
5ripe Tomatoes, cubed
5Spring Onions, chopped and separate white from green
1Pineapple, peeled and cubed
2Mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cubed
2Limes, juiced
100 gCashew Nuts

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Steps

1

Prepare the Quinoa. Set aside to cool.

Light Flurry Quinoa
2

Season the Chicken cubes with Salt, Pepper and Paprika.
3

Heat Oil in a large skillet and fry the Chicken in batches. Set aside and allow to cool.
4

Combine the Quinoa, Chicken, Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Tomatoes and the white parts of the Spring Onion in a large salad bowl.
5

Add the Pineapple and Mango. Combine and season with Salt, Pepper and Lime juice.
6

Serve with a sprinkle of the greens of the Spring Onions and Cashew Nuts.