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Chicken and orange-ginger quinoa salad

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups quinoa, rinsed
    • 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
    • 2 ½ cups (300g) green beans or snow peas, trimmed, halved diagonally
    • 4 cups (about 550g) shredded cooked chicken
    • 1 large red capsicum, thinly sliced
    • 4 cups baby rocket
    • ¼ cup orange juice
    • 2 x 75g large pita breads, toasted, halved
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place quinoa in a saucepan with ginger and 1¾ cups cold water. Bring to the boil then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 12-15 minutes until water has evaporated. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside for 5 minutes.

    2 Meanwhile, place beans in a large heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water and set aside for 1 minute. Drain well.

    3 Add beans or snow peas, chicken, capsicum, rocket and orange juice to quinoa and season with ground black pepper. Toss to combine. Serve with pita bread.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread.

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