Chermoula Chicken with Cauliflower & Beetroot Quinoa Salad

Chermoula Chicken with Cauliflower & Beetroot Quinoa Salad

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Ingredients

QUINOA SALAD

  • 2 baby beetroot, diced 1cm
  • 1/4 red onion, cut into 1cm thick wedges
  • 112g cauliflower pearls
  • 2g chermoula spices
  • 15g quinoa
  • 1/2 tsp vinegar

CHICKEN

  • 140g lean chicken breast
  • 1/2 Tbsp chermoula paste

CHERMOULA YOGHURT

  • 2 Tbsp yoghurt
  • Remaining chermoula paste
  • 1/2 bunch parsley, roughly chopped

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Prep & cook quinoa salad vegetables. Prep beetroot and onion. Toss beetroot, onion and cauliflower pearls on a lined oven tray with a pinch of salt, chermoula spices and 1/4 tsp oil. Roast for 25-30 minutes, until golden and tender.
  3. Cook quinoa. Cook quinoa in pot of boiling water for 15-20 minutes, until tender. Drain and return to pot. Cover to keep warm.
  4. Prep & cook chicken. Pat chicken dry, season with salt and pepper and coat in first measure of chermoula paste. Heat 1/4 tsp of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 3-5 minutes each side (depending on thickness), until cooked through. Rest, covered before slicing thinly.
  5. Prep chermoula yoghurt. In a small bowl, combine all chermoula yoghurt ingredients with a pinch of salt.
  6. Finish salad. In a bowl, toss cooked vegetables with cooked quinoa and vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. Serve quinoa salad topped with chicken and chermoula yoghurt.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1600 kj
382 kcal
Protein 39.8g
Carbohydrate 20.7g
Fat 14.3g