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Chicken Salad Grain Bowls

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rotisserie or leftover grilled chicken chopped
  • 1 large carrot peeled and grated
  • 1/2 red onion diced or chopped
  • 2 green apples diced
  • 4 Tbsps fresh parsley leaves chopped
  • handful of raw pecans or walnuts chopped
  • sea salt and ground pepper to taste
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice or quinoa
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • dollop of Greek yogurt if desired

Dressing:

  • juice of 1 fresh lemon
  • 2 tsps fresh lemon zest
  • 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 fresh garlic clove minced

Instructions

  • Chop the chicken, grate the carrot, dice the onions, and apples. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice all over the diced apples to prevent them from browning. Coarsely chop the parsley and pecans.
  • Add cooked grains into a large salad bowl. Add in all the prepped ingredients together with the raisins.
  • In a small bowl combine all dressing ingredients and whisk really well.
  • Just before serving, drizzle salad with your dressing and toss to combine.
  • Stays good in the fridge for 2-3 days.
  • Enjoy!