Chicken And Quinoa Salad
This Chicken and Quinoa salad is loaded with crunchy, flavorful vegetables such as, red onions, sweet cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and jalapeno peppers and mixed with a white wine vinaigrette. It's a perfect summertime meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups quinoa, cooked
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 small red onion, chopped
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 large cucumber, chopped
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound chicken breasts, cooked
- Salsa Verde (optional)
- 1/4 cup toasted almonds (optional)
Instructions
- Place the cooked quinoa in a large bowl. Add to the bowl, the tarragon, parsley, red onion, tomatoes, pepper and cucumber. Toss to mix the ingredients together.
- In a small bowl, whisk the white wine vinegar and olive oil together. Pour over the salad.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with slices of chicken.
- Serve with Salsa Verde and top with toasted almonds, if desired.