15-Minute Chicken, Rice and Grape Salad

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⏱ 5 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🏷 Main course

This main course salad comes together in just 5 minutes. It combines shredded rotisserie chicken, warmed brown rice, sweet red grapes, and toasted walnuts with fresh spinach and parsley. Everything is tossed in a creamy, zesty dressing made from Greek yogurt, lemon, garlic, and shallot for a flavourful and satisfying meal.

15-Minute Chicken, Rice and Grape Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 cups store-bought frozen precooked or leftover brown rice
  • 1/2 cup 2% fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 small shallot, roughly chopped
  • 1 small clove garlic, roughly chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup walnut pieces
  • 1/2 rotisserie chicken, skin removed and meat shredded (about 3 cups)
  • 2 cups small seedless red grapes
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 4 cups loosely packed baby spinach

Method

  1. Place the frozen rice into a medium glass bowl and use a fork to separate the grains. Cover the rice directly with a damp paper towel and microwave it for 2 to 3 minutes until it is soft and heated.
  2. While the rice warms, blend the Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, mayonnaise, shallot, garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and some black pepper in a small food processor or blender until the mixture is smooth. In a separate small skillet, toast the walnut pieces for about 2 minutes until they become aromatic and start to turn golden.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the shredded chicken, red grapes, parsley leaves, and baby spinach. Pour half of the prepared dressing over the top and toss everything to coat. Add the warmed rice and the toasted walnuts to the bowl, toss once more to combine, and serve the salad with the rest of the dressing on the side.

Nutrition (per serving)

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Recipe details

CategoryMain course
AuthorFood Network Kitchens