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Chicken, Quinoa and Roasted Almond Salad

Serves 6, Prep 25 mins, Cook 10 mins

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4 x 200g chicken breasts fillets, trimmed 3 small chicken stock cubes, crumbled 2 slices lemon ½ cup red quinoa, rinsed 3 cups shredded English spinach 5 small radish bulbs, thinly sliced ¾ cup chopped fresh coriander 1/ cup chopped fresh mint

3 ½ cup chopped, dry roasted almonds DRESSING

½ cup Greek yoghurt 1½ tblsps Dijon mustard 1 tblsp white wine vinegar 1 small clove garlic, crushed 1 tblsp water Salt and pepper, to taste 1 Place chicken, stock cubes and lemon in a large, deep frying pan. Just cover with cold water. Bring to boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Drain chicken. Cool for 10 minutes. Refrigerat­e, covered, until cold. Thinly slice. 2 Combine quinoa with 1½ cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Cover with lid and simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and transfer to a bowl to cool. 3 To make dressing, whisk all ingredient­s in a jug until combined. 4 Before serving, place chicken, quinoa, spinach, radishes, herbs and almonds in a large bowl. Drizzle over dressing.

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