Chicken Quinoa Salad

Here’s an idea for a simple meal that you can throw together in just a few minutes. It’s a great recipe for a low-sugar diet like the Candida treatment plan, containing lean protein, lots of vegetables, and a classic dressing of lemon, olive oil and salt.

If you haven’t introduced quinoa into your diet yet, you really should. It is a complete source of protein (meaning that it contains all the essential amino acids that our bodies need), and it has a much lower glycemic index than rice. Use it in this dish, my red curry chicken, or a cabbage masala.

While you’re on a low carbohydrate diet like the Candida diet, you can make life easier by keeping a few essentials stocked up in your pantry. Quinoa is one of those, along with olive oil, coconut oil, and various flours. It’s always handy to have vegetables like avocados, garlic, and onions handy too.

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Chicken Quinoa Salad

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 524 kcal

Author: Lisa Richards

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast
• ¼ cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 cups spinach
• 2 medium tomatoes
• ½ cucumber
• 1 avocado
• 2 shallots
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• Sea salt

Instructions

1. Cook the quinoa as directed.
2. Chop up the chicken and pan-fry with the minced garlic until cooked thoroughly (about 5 minutes).
3. Now chop up the veggies, toss everything in a bowl and serve.

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Comments

1. Teresa says:

   January 18, 2015 at 9:05 am

   
   We eat this salad two or three times a week! THANK YOU! Don’t change a thing – recipe is perfect!

   Reply
2. Lidia says:

   February 2, 2015 at 5:13 pm

   
   This salad is very good!!

   Reply
3. M.T says:

   July 24, 2018 at 11:01 am

   
   This has become a regular in my meal prep rotation! Thanks much

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