The 'I swear I’m not a boring salad girl' salad
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Grate the zest of one lemon into a bowl.
- 2Add lemon juice to the bowl with the zest.
- 3Pour olive oil into the bowl.
- 4Add honey and mustard to the bowl.
- 5Season with salt and pepper.
- 6Whisk all the dressing ingredients together.
- 7Add rinsed chickpeas to the dressing.
- 8Chop fresh parsley.
- 9Add the chopped parsley to the bowl with the dressing and chickpeas.
- 10Chop cucumbers into small pieces.
- 11Add the chopped cucumbers to the bowl.
- 12Chop fresh mint.
- 13Add the chopped mint to the bowl.
- 14Finely chop pickled red onion.
- 15Add the chopped pickled onion to the bowl.
- 16Chop shredded rotisserie chicken.
- 17Add the chopped chicken to the bowl and mix all ingredients well.
- 18Add crumbled feta cheese to the salad.
- 19Chop roasted pistachios.
- 20Add the chopped pistachios to the salad.
- 21Add cooked quinoa to the salad.
- 22Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- 23Serve the salad in a plate.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp lemon zest
- 0.5 cup lemon juice
- 4 Tbsp EVOO
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 tsp Dijon
- 0.75 tsp salt
- 0.75 tsp pepper
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 cup diced cucumber
- 0.5 pickled red onion
- 0.5 cup parsley
- 0.5 cup mint
- 1 cup roasted pistachios
- 4 oz feta cheese
Equipment
graterspoonbowlwhiskstrainercutting boardknifespatula
Tips
- This salad is meal-prep friendly and doesn't get soggy.
- Swap the protein, change the herbs, or add more crunch to customize the salad.
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