- prep: 15 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 15 min
Summary
The ultimate picnic or potluck salad! This Moroccan Chicken Quinoa Salad can be made ahead of time and serves up a ton of flavor in every bite. 251 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked quinoa (cooled)
- 3 cups skinless cooked chicken breasts (chopped)
- 2 cups chopped English cucumber (not peeled)
- 1 large red bell pepper (diced)
- 2 green onions (thinly sliced)
- ¼ cup slivered almonds (toasted)
- 1/3 cup dried tart cherries
- 2 cups packed spinach leaves
- 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- drizzle of agave nectar or honey (optional)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 205 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 9 g 14.08%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 5.4%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 73 mg 3.05%
- Calcium: 40 mg 4.04%
- Potassium: 228 mg 6.53%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 12.05%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 26 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g 13.23%
- Sugar: 6 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 18.42%
- Vitamin C 12.09%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq