Description
Mexican Inspired Mango Salad with a creamy avocado dressing, cilantro lime chicken and deliciously filling quinoa and beans.
Ingredients
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Cilantro Lime Chicken
- 1 chicken breast, large
- 3 tbsp chopped cilantro, or parsley*
- 1 clove garlic, small
- 1/2 lime, juice only
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp cayenne, for heat, optional
- 1/4 tsp salt and pepper, each
- 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying
Mexican Mango Salad
- 1 mango, small, diced
- 1/2 cup diced cucumber, 75g
- 1/3 cup red onion, finely diced, 50g
- 1/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese, or feta. Optional. 40g
- 1/2 avocado, sliced
- 2 cups favorite greens, e.g. spinach, arugula, red rhubarb. 65g
- 1/3 cup tortilla chips, A handful
Quinoa and Beans
- 1/4 cup uncooked quinoa, 45g. Rinsed in warm water.
- 1/2 cup drained black beans, and rinsed. 130g weight after drained.
- 1 clove garlic, small, or 1/2 tsp garlic powder.
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- two good pinches salt
Avocado Herb Dressing
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 cup parsley and/or cilantro, semi-packed, 30g
- 1/4 cup water, more or less for right consistency. 4 tbsp
- 2-4 tbsp olive oil, more or less for right consistency
- 1 clove garlic, small, or 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 lime, juice only
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 red chilli optional, optional
- a few almonds, optional, if you need to thicken the sauce
Instructions
- Marinate chicken: Mix all the ingredients (except for the vegetable oil) in a bowl or a ziplock bag. Add the chicken breast. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make quinoa: Boil 1/2 cup (125ml) of water. Once boiling, add in rinsed quinoa, garlic, cumin, salt and give it a stir. Cook covered for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let it rest for 5 minutes, still covered.
- Add beans: Once quinoa has rested, fluff it with a fork and mix in the black beans.
- Prepare the avocado herb dressing: by adding everything into a food processor and process until smooth. Add in more water if you want it thinner and add in some almonds if you want it thicker.
- Cook the chicken breast: discard the marinade, and cook on medium high heat with a tbsp olive oil. About 6-7 minutes on each side, depending on the size. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
- Prepare other salad ingredients; mango, cucumber, onion, feta or cotija cheese, the rest of the avocado, greens and tortilla chips.
- Serve: Mix everything together and enjoy!
Notes
* If cilantro tastes like soap to you, just use more parsley instead.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Courses
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/3
- Calories: 508
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 471
- Fat: 20.5
- Saturated Fat: 3.8
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 62.8
- Fiber: 14.9
- Protein: 24.3
- Cholesterol: 32