Mediterranean Quinoa Cucumber Salad with Lemon Chicken
This Mediterranean-inspired dish is a fresh salad with cucumber, chopped parsley, tomato, crispy chickpeas, radishes and my forever favorite parsley green onion dressing!
Ingredients
Quinoa Cucumber Salad
- 2 Cups Quinoa
- 1 Cup Parsley chopped
- 1 Large Cucumber chopped
- 1/2 Red Onion chopped
- 3-4 Radishes chopped
- 2 Roma Tomatoes
Lemon Chicken
- 3 Chicken Breasts
- 3 Lemons juiced
- 1 Cup Chicken Broth
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Garlic
Parsley Green Onion Dressing
- 1 Cup Parsley
- 1 Cup Green Onion
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1 Lemon juiced
- 1/2 Tablespoon Basil
- 1/2 Tablespoon Oregano
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Pepper
- 1/4 Cup Vinegar
Instructions
- Begin by marinading the chicken. In a bowl combine the lemon juice, chicken broth, garlic powder, and salt. Let the chicken sit in the marinade while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Pour the chickpeas in a bowl and season them with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place them on parchment paper or tinfoil and bake for 20 minutes at 400℉. They should be crispy and a nice golden brown color.
- Make the quinoa. Add 2 cups of quinoa to 3 1/2 cups of water or broth in a medium pot on the stove. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Once it starts boiling, put the heat to low, cover and let it simmer for about 15 minutes. Fluff the quinoa with a fork and if you desire—add a little bit of salt, garlic powder, and lemon juice for extra flavor.
- While the chickpeas and quinoa cook, chop up the cucumbers, parsley, red onion, radishes, and tomatoes. After that, blend up the parsley green onion dressing. Get out a blender or food processor and add the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, parsley, green onion, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Add the chicken & marinade to a cast iron skillet or a frying pan. Pan fry the chicken on medium-high for 5-7 minutes on each side. The chicken should be done if the juice runs clear when you cut it and/or the internal temperature is at least 165ºF. It’s very important to not undercook chicken so be sure it’s fully cooked through.