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Grilled Chicken w/ Peach, Arugula & Quinoa | SUMMER SALAD!

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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Quinoa, cooked according to box instructions
  • 10 Chicken cutlets (5oz chicken per person, or as you please)
  • 4 cups arugula
  • cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 peaches, sliced
  • 1 oz goat cheese
  • 12 walnuts, toasted
  • 3 tbsp 3 TB olive oil
  • 2 tbsp 2 TB balsamic vinegar or rice vinegar
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions
 

  • Make Quinoa according to box instructions & set aside. TIP: I usually make a big batch of quinoa at the beginning of the week, to easily throw into salads like this one – or have with fish & veggies during the week. Time saver!
  • Heat a grill pan to medium-high, spray with cooking oil.
  • Sprinkle chicken with kosher salt & pepper (both sides!). If using full-sized chicken breasts, you may want to pound them with a meat mallet to 1/2″ thick. This makes them more tender & will cook evenly.
  • Grill chicken until no longer pink inside – about 3-4 minutes each side, depending on thickness. Set aside and let rest as you assemble the salad.

Make Dressing

  • In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, salt & pepper. Set aside.

Combine

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine Quinoa, Arugula, Tomatoes & Peaches. Pour dressing over the top, tossing to coat. Slice chicken on the diagonal.

Assemble

  • Divide salad mixture evenly between 2 plates.
  • Add goat cheese & walnuts evenly between 2 plates. (I add the goat cheese & walnuts separately, to make sure one plate doesn’t accidentally end up with all the good stuff ;-).
  • Slice Chicken on the diagonal & top each salad with the grilled sliced chicken. Serve and enjoy!
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