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Harvest Bowls with Apples Grilled Chicken and a Mustard Balsamic Dressing


Harvest Bowls with Apples Grilled Chicken and a Mustard Balsamic Dressing

Serves 6


Salad Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa

  • 1 large bunch curly kale, shredded

  • 2 small cucumbers, seeded and diced

  • 2 apples (I used gala), diced

  • 1/2 red onion, finely diced

  • 1 small rotisserie chicken, diced (about 2 cups of diced chicken)

  • 4 ounces of crumbled goat cheese

  • Sliced almonds for topping

Dressing Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup olive oil

  • 1/4 cup good balsamic vinegar

  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 teaspoons honey

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cook quinoa according to package instructions.

  2. While the quinoa is cooking, mix together dressing ingredients and set aside.

  3. Mix kale, cucumber, apple, onion, chicken and goat cheese in a large bowl. Add the cooked quinoa and then the dressing - mix throughly until everything is coated with the dressing.

  4. Top with sliced almonds and more goat cheese if desired.