Ingredients
- Citrus Vinaigrette
- 1/2 c Avocados From Mexico, fresh, diced medium
- 1/4 c Lime juice
- 3 tsp Honey
- 2 Tbsp Cilantro, fresh, chopped fine
- 2 tsp Jalapeño, diced small
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper, ground
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- Grilled Chicken Avocado Quinoa Tabouli Bowl
- 2 ea Avocado From Mexico, split, pitted, peeled
- 2 c Quinoa, cooked
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- 2 Tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 c Baby spinach
- 4 ea Chicken breast, 6-ounce, grilled, diced 1/2"
- 1 c Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 c English cucumber, diced 1/4"
- 1/4 c Kalamata olives, halved
- 1 c Avocado Citrus Vinaigrette
- 1/4 c Feta cheese
- 4 tsp Marcona almond, chopped
- 4 tsp Basil, fresh, chopped
- 2 tsp Sea salt flakes
- 4 ea Lemon wedge, grilled
Instructions
- Citrus Vinaigrette
- Place lime juice, lemon juice, honey, cilantro, jalapeño, salt and pepper into a blender; blend ingredients on high.
- While blending, slowly pour olive oil into vinaigrette to emulsify.
- Once vinaigrette is emulsified, pour into a mixing bowl.
- Fold in diced avocado.
- Pour vinaigrette into a clean container with a lid. Refrigerate until needed for up to 24 hours.
- Grilled Chicken Avocado Quinoa Tabouli Bowl:
- Place cooked quinoa into large mixing bowl.
- Add in olive oil and lemon juice; gently mix together.
- Portion dressed quinoa evenly into 4 serving bowls.
- For each portion, slice 1 peeled avocado half into ¼-inch slices and fan across the quinoa starting at the 1 o’clock position down to the 5 o’clock position.
- Top quinoa and avocado with ¼ cup baby spinach, 1 diced chicken breast, ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, 2 tablespoons cucumber, 1 tablespoon olives, 1 tablespoon feta, 1 teaspoon almonds, 1 teaspoon basil, ½ teaspoon sea salt flakes and a grilled lemon wedge.
- Garnish with crumbled feta cheese, almonds, basil, and salt.
- Drizzle ¼ cup Avocado Citrus Vinaigrette over bowl and serve.
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