This deliciously light yet satisfying quinoa salad with poached chicken breast, mango, and snap peas is quick and easy to prepare. It is high in vitamin, fiber, protein and low in calories, and any leftovers would make a great lunchbox filler.
Quinoa Salad with Chicken, Snap Peas and Mango
adapted from taste
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- Combine onion, peppercorns and pinch of salt in a saucepan with water. Bring to boil over high heat. Add chicken breast. Reduce heat to low. Cover. Simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside, covered, for 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken. Cool, then shred.
- Meanwhile, place quinoa and extra water in saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes until water absorbs. Cool.
- Cook snap peas in a saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes or until tender crisp. Refresh under cold running water and drain.
- Place chicken, quinoa, snap peas, mango, and shredded leek in a bowl. Whisk together vinegar and oil in bowl. Add to salad. Toss to combine. Top with some spiced almonds if desired.
80 comments:
This is indeed a healthy and delicious lunch for my family!
Nice and heart salad Angie, I love the idea of mango in it...looks delicious...and so pretty!
Have a great week :)
Another one of your specialty - healthy and beautiful salad.
Wow this makes me drooling... A must for dieters...
A wonderful salad!
Cheers,
Rosa
Such a refreshing salad. Love your photography too.. Awesome
Loving this combination of sweet mango and crunchy snap peas with chicken and quinoa - gorgeous photos as always Angie!
Chicken and mango is such a delicious combination :) this salad is definitely very yummy!
What a fabulous combination of flavors and colors. I wish this was my lunch today.
Sam
Wow Angie - love the idea of these flavors combined for a delicious meal. The chicken and mango together must be amazing!
What a refreshing, Spring time meal: the only change I'd make would be to use veggie "chicken."
This is another healthy salad that I like. Pretty colour and sounds delicious too!
Awesome lunch or dinner! You just look at it and want to eat it!
une délicieuse salade bien colorée j'aime
bonne soirée
This quinoa salad sounds like the perfect lunch! I love the mango and snap peas here! Looks so fresh and delicious!
Delicious, nutritious and so pretty! it's a winner :))
Mary
Mango and snap peas sound like a delicious combo! The salad looks perfect for spring!
It's a 'Welcome Spring' salad...that's what I think, light, colorful and uplifting!
I love all ingredients in your salad; yummy and healthy!
I love this salad. You have such a way of making all food look beautiful! Love mangoes and peas.
I like the addition of the snap peas and mango.
This is fresh and delicious and makes me think of spring. A perfectly healthy and nutritious meal!
I'm such a fan of leeks these days. They have such a lovely flavor. Sweet mango is perfect with quinoa and leeks.
A healthy and lovely salad! I should really try quinoa one of these days!
I like the pictures and the recipe, Angie!
I'd love this gorgeous salad any time of day!!! So vibrant and full of deliciousness!!!
Oh Angie, this quinoa salad looks so beautiful! I love the way you presented it! Sounds like a healthy lunch!
So many fresh flavors in this! My kind of salad!
Super salad combo, Angie. Great balance of flavors and a lovely vinaigrette!
addicted to quinoa, this is so refreshing:)
This looks so delicious. I love snap peas because of it's crunchy texture and refreshing taste.
The peas look like they were just picked from your garden, Angie! What a delicious and beautiful salad this is. The spiced almonds sound like the perfect garnish for it.
Delicious salad, being a vegetarian, I can replace the chicken pieces with chickpeas I think, I love the addition of mangoes in this..
Poached chicken is really delicious and is something I've discovered relatively recently. This looks like a very delicious and healthy dish. GG
Angie, Your salad looks spectacular! Quite fresh and vibrant! Love your presentation!
I love all the colors, textures and flavors Angie! Beautiful!
I just love that you used mango in here! What an awesome looking salad - this would be perfect to pack up for lunches!
I love mango! And this look so beautiful Angie!
xo
the colors in this make me all the more impatient for spring to arrive! what a tasty dish. :)
What a refreshing and delightful salad , Angie ! I wouldn't mind a plateful of that ;D
You make the best salads Angie, love all the fresh flavors that you used here.
Very nice and refreshing salad Angie. It looks yummy :)
Now my lunch looks pretty shabby compared to this!
Oh yes, this is a perfect balanced meal!
Looks delicious! I could eat this salad anytime ;)
Really lovely full meal salad and really like the combo of mango and snap peas. Gorgeous pics Angie!
I love this salad and all it's ingredients especially the addition of mango to add that touch of sweetness. Plus it's so healthy.
Dear Angie, What a lovely salad. It looks like spring!! xo Catherin e
What an amazing way to prepare Quinoa, the super food.
This s springtime on a plate and super healthy too.
A lovely healthy and colourful salad full of protein.
rarely seen such combination but sounds and looks very appealing to me...! nutritional too!
Yummy! I love quinoa! And this bowl of salad looks so colorful, healthy and delicious! My kinda meal for the warm weather that is about to arrive.
xoxo
This salad is a wonderful introduction to spring! Beautiful, light, healthy and delicious of course. Thanks for sharing this Angie!
I love what you did with the quinoa salad. I sounds delicious with the chicken and snap peas.
I love all types of quinoa salad. This looks awesome!
I love everything in this salad- it looks so fresh and delicious! If I took this for lunch, my workmates would be jealous unless I brought some to share. :)
Love quinoa salad and love the snap peas and mango you add in here. Love those natural sweetness. :)
This is an absolutely stunning salad, Angie! It makes me ready for spring - it's so fresh and vibrant!
It's almost time for lots of fresh ingredients for lots of salads.
Your salad sounds amazing. And I love the way you've presented it! A winner all the way around.
This sounds so good! Full of the light springy flavors I have been craving.
This looks so good for spring! I love mixing mango into savory salads, and this sounds like a great mix of flavors.
Healthy & FABULOUS!!!)))) xx
Super dish, it has all my favorites!!
Wow this salad looks beautiful and delicious. Amazing flavors.
This is just gorgeous, Angie. Best looking salad I ever saw! ^.^
Wow~! Quinoa is one of my love grains!!!!! it goes well with almost every pairing ingredients
What a delicious salad to add to my collection: the mango and the quinoa make this extra healthy and special, Angie!
Thank you!
Roz
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