Quinoa Chicken Nuggets with Green Salad
Quinoa Chicken Nuggets with Green Salad (4 servings)
Ingredients
500g chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 egg
1 egg white
1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon parmesan, grated
Seasonings
1 tsp rosemary
pinch of sea salt & pepper
2 cups lettuce, chopped
2 cups rocket, chopped
2 cups kale, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
Lemon juice
Preparation
Preheat oven at 210 C.
Add parchment paper to a baking sheet. Spread out the cooked quinoa on the sheet. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Let cool at room temperature.
In a bowl, mix together the baked quinoa, parmesan, and seasonings.
In a smaller bowl, beat eggs together.
Dip the chicken chunks in the egg batter, then coat with the quinoa mixture.
Place the coated nuggets on a baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes.
Prepare the salad, mixing all green leafy vegetables and add the olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon juice as a dressing.
Enjoy with the nuggets.