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🍽️ Red quinoa salad with chicken skewers and yogurt

640 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 300 g red quinoa
• salt
• 600 g chicken breast fillet
• pepper
• 1 cucumber
• 5 tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• 10 g parsley (0.5 bunch)
• 0.5 lemon (juice)
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 150 g Greek yogurt (10% fat)
• 1 box cress
• 8 skewers (made of wood or metal)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the quinoa under running water.
2. 2. Place the quinoa in a pot with two and a half times its volume in salted water.
3. 3. Cook the quinoa for about 15 minutes until it is al dente.
4. 4. Let the cooked quinoa cool down completely.
5. 5. Rinse the chicken breast fillets under cold water.
6. 6. Pat the fillets dry with a kitchen towel.
7. 7. Cut the chicken meat into small cubes.
8. 8. Thread the chicken cubes onto eight wooden skewers.
9. 9. Season the skewers with salt and pepper.
10. 10. Wash the cucumber and tomatoes thoroughly.
11. 11. Remove any hard parts or seeds from the cucumber.
12. 12. Cut the cucumber into fine cubes.
13. 13. Cut the tomatoes into fine cubes.
14. 14. Peel the onion.
15. 15. Finely chop the onion.
16. 16. Wash the parsley.
17. 17. Shake the parsley dry.
18. 18. Finely chop the parsley.
19. 19. Place the cooled quinoa in a large bowl.
20. 20. Add the diced cucumber to the quinoa.
21. 21. Add the diced tomatoes to the bowl.
22. 22. Add the chopped onion to the bowl.
23. 23. Add the chopped parsley to the bowl.
24. 24. Pour lemon juice over the salad.
25. 25. Pour olive oil over the salad.
26. 26. Mix all ingredients well together.
27. 27. Season the salad to taste with salt and pepper.
28. 28. Heat rapeseed oil in a frying pan.
29. 29. Place the chicken skewers in the hot pan.
30. 30. Fry the skewers for 10 minutes over medium heat.
31. 31. Turn the skewers regularly so they cook on all sides.
32. 32. Plate the quinoa salad on the dishes.
33. 33. Place the fried chicken skewers on top of the salad.
34. 34. Drizzle yogurt over the skewers.
35. 35. Cut fresh cress from the bed.
36. 36. Garnish the skewers with the cress.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 640
• Protein: 48 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 55 g