Quinoa and brown rice salad with chicken

Recipes / Salads

For a healthy weeknight meal try this tasty quinoa and brown rice salad topped with grilled paprika chicken.

Recipe «Quinoa and brown rice salad with chicken» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tsp smoked paprika, 2 tbsp olive oil, 4 Coles RSPCA approved chicken breast fillets, 2 x 250g pkt Coles Brand brown rice & quinoa ready in 90 Seconds, 120g pkt Coles Brand Australian spinach & red beetroot leaves salad mix , 100g Always Fresh fire roasted red pepper strips, 2 celery sticks, thinly sliced, 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced , 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1/3 cup unsalted cashews, coarsely chopped.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 4 Coles RSPCA approved chicken breast fillets 
  • 2 x 250g pkt Coles Brand brown rice & quinoa ready in 90 Seconds 
  • 120g pkt Coles Brand Australian spinach & red beetroot leaves salad mix 
  • 100g Always Fresh fire roasted red pepper strips 
  • 2 celery sticks, thinly sliced 
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard 
  • 1/3 cup unsalted cashews, coarsely chopped 

Instructions

  1. Combine the paprika and half the oil in a small bowl. Rub oil mixture over the chicken to coat. Preheat a barbecue grill or chargrill on medium. Cook the chicken for 4-5 mins each side or until cooked through.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the rice mixture in microwave following packet directions. Place in a large bowl. Stir in the spinach salad mix, capsicum, celery and onion. Whisk the vinegar, mustard and remaining oil in a bowl to combine. Add to salad and combine.
  3. Thinly slice the chicken and place over salad. Top with the cashews.