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Harissa Chicken Salad with Quinoa, Pomegranate & Raisins
Juicy British chicken thighs are the star of this easy quinoa salad. Glazed in harissa, honey and lemon zest then roasted till tender. Serve with fibre-rich quinoa, jewelled with roasted veg, pomegranates and raisins. Scatter over almonds for crunch.
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
8 plants
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 40g raisins (Raisins, Sunflower Oil)
- 75g pomegranate seeds
- 20g whole almonds (Nuts)
- 500g puy lentils & wholegrain quinoa (48% Cooked Whole Grain Quinoa (Water, Quinoa) 48% Cooked Puy Lentils (Water, Puy lentils) Onion Olive Oil Laurel Salt)
- 1 handful of fresh mint
- 10g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
- 1 pepper
- 1 courgette
- 2 tbsp harissa paste (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Diced Red Pepper, Red Pepper, Paprika Flakes, Garlic, Salt, Rose Petals, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Black Pepper, Paprika Oleoresin, Crushed Chilies, Natural Flavouring Smoke, Oregano, Citric Acid, Parsley)
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 25g honey
- 600g British Free Range chicken thighs
- 40g rocket
Nutritional Information
Calories: 625
Protein: 45g
Carbs: 45g
Fat: 26g
Harissa Chicken Salad with Quinoa, Pomegranate & Raisins
Juicy British chicken thighs are the star of this easy quinoa salad. Glazed in harissa, honey and lemon zest then roasted till tender. Serve with fibre-rich quinoa, jewelled with roasted veg, pomegranates and raisins. Scatter over almonds for crunch.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9 / air fryer 200C
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Pull out a 2 large bowls, a grater & a measuring jug
Prep the chicken
- Zest and halve the lemon
- Place the chicken into a large bowl and coat with the honey, harissa, lemon zest and a pinch of salt and pepper
- Lay the chicken thighs flat onto one side of the lined baking tray
Oven time
- Dice the courgette and pepper into 2cm chunks
- Place onto the other side of the tray and toss with 2 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper
- Roast together for 21 mins / air fryer 15 mins, until the veg is golden and the chicken is cooked through
Build the salad
- Dissolve the stock in the other large bowl with 50ml hot water. Pick the mint leaves from the stalks and roughly chop, along with the almonds
- Add the quinoa mix, mint, half the almonds, half the pomegranate seeds and the raisins to the stock bowl and toss. Season with 1 tsp olive oil, the juice from half the lemon and a pinch of salt and pepper
Plate up
- Check your chicken is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the meat; the juices should run clear
- Once cooked, thinly slice the chicken against the grain. Add the roasted veg and rocket to the quinoa bowl and mix well
- Serve the salad onto plates, topped with the chicken. Garnish with the remaining almonds, pomegranate seeds and lemon, cut into wedges
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