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Roasted Chicken Quinoa Salad with Spicy Harissa Yogurt

This salad is the ideal packed lunch. It is good cold, slightly heated or even at room temperature. I use a jarred harissa sauce, Mina Harissa for the Spicy Harissa Yogurt.
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 cup rotisserie chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2-3 generous spoonfuls of spicy harissa yogurt, see below for recipe
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
  • cilantro, for topping

Spicy Harissa Yogurt

  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons spicy harissa
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • chopped cilantro

Instructions

  • Combine quinoa, spicy harissa yogurt, chicken, tomatoes, lemon juice and salt in a medium-sized bowl and stir well to combine. Top each serving with cilantro.

Spicy Harissa Yogurt

  • Add all ingredients in a small bowl and stir well to combine. Refrigerate 30 minutes prior to serving.

Notes

This recipe serves 1 to 2 people. Adjust the measurements to serve more than two.