Quinoa salad with chicken and oranges
Description
This salad is perfect for a light dinner and will be warmly welcomed at a festive table. You can substitute iceberg lettuce with spinach, arugula, or any other lettuce of your choice. The chicken breast can be not only boiled but also baked in the oven, and the honey can be replaced with maple or date syrup.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients for the quinoa, chicken, and orange salad. Wash the orange thoroughly in hot water, rinse the iceberg lettuce and dry it.
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Step 2
Rinse the quinoa and cover with cold water. Place the pot with quinoa over low heat and cook for 15-20 minutes after boiling. The quinoa should be cooked and all the water absorbed. Remove the pot from the heat and let it cool completely.
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Step 3
Cut or tear the iceberg lettuce into pieces and place in a salad bowl. Slice the red onion and add to the iceberg lettuce.
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Step 4
Cut the chicken into pieces and place in a salad bowl.
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Step 5
Pour the quinoa into the salad.
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Step 6
Cut the peel with the white part off the orange. Remove the orange flesh between the membranes. Place the flesh in a salad bowl, and squeeze the juice from the remaining parts into a bowl.
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Step 7
Add honey and salt to the orange juice, season with pepper, then pour in the lemon juice and vegetable oil. Mix well until a uniform emulsion forms.
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Step 8
Dress the salad, mix well, and divide among plates. Sprinkle the salad with chopped nuts and serve.
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Step 9
Decorate as desired and serve.