Quinoa salad with chicken

By duckieq

Ingredients

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• 1 lb chicken breast
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 c water
• 3/4 c quinoa
• 1/4 c chopped mint
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 3 t red wine vinegar
• 1 t fresh oj
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 1 tsp dijon
• 1 t olive oil
• 2 t chopped walnuts
• 1 c diced apple with peel
• 1/2 c diced red onion
• 1/2 c dried cherries

Preparation

Step 1

1) season chicken with salt and pepper and cook on coated grill pan. when cook through, remove to cool; slice into thin strips

2) meanwhile, fill saucepan with water and quinoa. bring to boil; reduce to mdlow, cover and simmer 15 minutes. fluff with fork then refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3) in bowl whisk, mint,scallions, vinegar, oj,zest, mustard and oil. mix in nuts, apple, onion and cherries.

4) add quinoa to mix; toss to coat. serve topped with chicken.