Thursday, November 15, 2012

Sun-dried Tomato Chicken & Quinoa Salad

This fabulous recipe is from Jessica Cerra, from this website.  The chicken is awesome, and the quinoa salad is fantastic as well.
Chicken
1 1/4-1 1/2 lbs chicken breast
1 cup julienned cut sun dried tomatoes, not in oil
1/3 c basil leaves
3 TBS slivered toasted almonds
2 TBS olive oil
2 TBS red wine vinegar
1/4 cup broth
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Quinoa
1 1/2 cup quinoa uncooked
1/2 yellow pepper finely chopped
1/2 red pepper finely chopped
1/2 English cucumber seeded and chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
2 TBS finely chopped basil
1 1/2 TBS olive oil
1 1/2 TBS red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt and pepper

1.  Heat grill to medium
2. Food process all ingredients (for the chicken recipe) except broth and chicken.  Pulse until smooth.  Reserve 1/3 cup of mixture.
3.  Add broth to food processor and pulse til combined.
4.  Marinate chicken in mixture
5.  Grill chicken or bake @ 350 for 20-25 minutes
6.  Slice and sprinkle the reserved mixture over top. 
7.  Add uncooked quinoa and 3 cups water in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil, cover, turn to low and cook for 15 min. 
8.  When done and cooled, add all other ingredients
9.  Serve quinoa on bed of leafy greens. 

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