Peruvian chicken, avocado & quinoa salad

Healthy chicken recipe for 2 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has quinoa, frozen sweetcorn, extra virgin olive oil, cherry tomato, coriander, spring onion, lime, red chilli, avocado and chicken.

Peruvian chicken, avocado & quinoa salad

Peruvian chicken, avocado & quinoa salad

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy chicken
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Coriander: small pack coriander, leaves roughly chopped
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Red Chilli: 1/2 long red chilli, finely chopped (deseeded if you don't like it too hot)
  • Cherry Tomato: 75g cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • Spring Onion: 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
  • Chicken: 200g skinless, cold, cooked roast chicken, cut into chunky pieces
  • Lime: zest and juice 1 lime
  • Avocado: 1 ripe but firm avocado
  • Quinoa: 50g uncooked quinoa
  • Frozen Sweetcorn: 100g frozen sweetcorn

Directions

  1. Half-fill a medium pan with water and bring to the boil. Rinse the quinoa in a fine sieve, then add to the water, stir well and simmer for 12 mins or until just tender.
  2. While the quinoa is cooking, put the sweetcorn in a dry frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook for 5 mins, turning every now and then, until defrosted and lightly toasted. Set aside.
  3. Rinse the cooked quinoa in a sieve under cold water, then press hard with a serving spoon to remove excess water.
  4. Tip the quinoa into a bowl and toss with the olive oil, sweetcorn, tomatoes, coriander, spring onions, lime zest and chilli. Season well with black pepper.
  5. Halve and stone the avocado. Scoop out the flesh with a large metal spoon, cut into slices and combine with the lime juice. Add the chicken pieces and avocado to the salad and toss gently together before serving.