Our Groovy Kitchen: citrus

Sylvie's Citrus Quinoa Salad

This citrus quinoa salad is super simple to make, and a great dish to make if you food prep

for the week like I do. It is light, fluffy and a burst of sunshiney flavors that are so delicious and satisfying just as it is.

It has a balanced number of ingredients so you can eat it on it's own.
You can omit the chicken if you are not a meat eater.
Since I monitor my carb intake, I wanted to add a lot of protein and vegetables so that a helping

wasn't an overwhelming amount of net carbs..

For those who are low carb...
you could use less or no quinoa at all and maybe replace the quinoa with riced cauliflower.
I might make a smaller portion though if you tried that as I am unsure how long the riced cauliflower

would stay good with this dressing.

Isn't it pretty and colorful ?
Let's get started.

First , we need to prepare the quinoa according to package directions, then let cool completely.

Also, marinate your skinless, boneless chicken breast, and then sauté it. Also let it cool.

Now we need to prep our vegetables and supreme our oranges.

♫ Stop! In the name of love.....♫

Wrong Supremes, I know...But tell me you didn't go there too!

How do you supreme an orange ?

I just learned too (thanks to my honey, Jen!! ♥♥♥)

I'll did a post right here showing you what I learned!

If I can do it, so can you, hehe..

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Okay, so now our vegetables are prepped, and our oranges are supremed.

Now, let's prepare the dressing in a small dish and get this party started.

Mix together the lime juice, fresh squeezed orange juice, cilantro, honey and olive oil.

Give it a good stir around.

In a big bowl, mix your cooked quinoa, sautéed chicken, red onion, red pepper, spinach, and oranges.

Next, add your dressing and combine it altogether really well.

Yep, the party is already over, quick I know!

The salad tastes even more amazing after it has sat overnight and the flavors combine.

Simple. Simple. Simple.

Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!

Enough said.

Here is the recipe in full for you all!

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Sylvie's Citrus Quinoa Salad

Servings: 6
Calories: 246 calories per serving
Carbs: 36 - Fiber: 5 - Net Carbs: 31
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
Super simple to make, delicious and healthy too!

Ingredients
1 cup quinoa, (any variety), prepared & cooled
1 large skinless, boneless chicken breast (about 10 oz), cooked & cooled
2 large oranges, supremed & chopped
3/4 cup spinach, stems off, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp red onion, finely chopped
1/3 of a red pepper, diced
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp organic honey
2 Tbsp orange juice, (use the oranges)
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped

Method
Start by preparing your quinoa and chicken and then letting it cool. Set aside.
Now, supreme your oranges, setting aside 2-3 supremes for the fresh OJ. Chop the rest in half.
Dice and chop your red onion, red pepper and spinach. Set aside.
In a small dish, mix together your olive oil, honey, orange juice, lime juice and cilantro.
In a large bowl, mix your quinoa, chicken, red onion, red pepper, spinach and chopped oranges.
Now, mix in your dressing and toss it all together really well to blend the flavors.

Notes
• Refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to combine really well
• Stays good in the refrigerator for 3-4 days
• Great for food prep for the week

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Blessings, love & light,
Jen & sylvie
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How to Supreme a Citrus Fruit

My honey (Jen) taught me this week how to supreme citrus.
Supreming is removing the membrane from the citrus and keeping the fruit sections intact.
So pretty for salads and dishes you make using citrus.

If I can do it, so can you!
So much more simple than you think it is.

Start by cutting each end of the fruit.
We are using an orange as the model of choice, hehe..

We remove about 1/2 an inch from each end, so you can see a good size amount of citrus at the end.

Now, using your knife, start cutting the peel away, small piece at a time.
Try not to remove too much of the fruit in the process.

Once you have the peel and pith removed, you should have a beautiful, colorful orange like this:

Hold the fruit firmly in your hand, and very carefully with a serated knife,

cut right along the membrane of each section, as close as you can...

You should have a citrus section like this in each.

Once finished with the fruit, if you need fresh orange juice give the leftovers some good squeezes.

It will still give you some fresh juice!

And there you have it, as simple as that.
You have just supremed a citrus. It gets easier with practice.
I'm learning along with you as these pictures are my second attempt.
We got this everyone!
A big thank you to the love of my life for teaching me yet another wonderful technique.
PS - I scored me a snack demonstrating this, YUM!

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Gratitude for all of you being here with us at Our Groovy Kitchen.
If you have any kitchen techniques you would love to learn, let us know.
Remember, we do this blog with little kitchen appliances to show healthy, fun food can be had

without fancy kitchen stuff. Anyone can do these things!

Peace, love & good eats,
Jen and sylvie
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