Harissa chicken with warm quinoa salad

Serving size

Ready in 20 High protein 1/3 daily fibre New 5 plants Low sat fat

Harissa chicken with warm quinoa salad

Prep time: 0 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Food group: Poultry

Harissa chicken with warm quinoa salad

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  1. Preheat the oven to 240C/ fan 220C / gas mark 9 and boil a kettle. In a bowl mix the harissa paste with the honey and 1 tbsp oil. Season with sea salt and black pepper and rub half of it into the chicken breasts. Dice the carrots into 2 cm cubes (peel optional) and toss with the remaining harissa mix.
  2. Place the carrots on one side of a lined baking tray and the chicken on the other side. Roast for 12-15 mins until cooked through. (Check your chicken is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the meat; the juices should run clear. Cook for longer if necessary.)
  3. Meanwhile, deseed and thinly slice the pepper. Heat a medium non-stick frying pan with 2 tsp oil on a medium-high heat and cook the red pepper for 2-3 mins, add the quinola and season with the remaining spice, sea salt and pepper and cook for a further 2 mins. Add the spinach on the last minute until wilted .
  4. Halve the lemon. In a mixing bowl add the juice from the lemon, tahini and 100 ml of water. Season to taste and add half of this to the quinola mix.
  5. Slice the chicken breast once has been coked and serve alongside the quinola, drizzle with the remaining tahini dressing.

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