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Peach Chicken Salad with Toasted Cumin & Almonds Vinaigrette (FM)
Recipes | September 15, 2016
*yields 2-3 smaller portions
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 peaches sliced
5 cups arugula
2 tbsp fresh cilantro finely chopped
2 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
1/2 cup sliced raw almonds
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp honey
3/4 tsp sweet paprika
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
Instructions:
- Toast the cumin seeds in a small frying pan over medium/low heat. For about 3 minutes, stirring regularly. Grind the toasted seeds in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
- In a bowl whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, honey, cumin, paprika, and salt until the vinaigrette is emulsified. Whisk in the cilantro and parsley and season with pepper.
- In the same frying pan toast the almonds over medium/low heat, stirring often until golden and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Set aside and let it cool down.
- In a large salad bowl toss together the chicken, sliced peaches, half of the almonds, and the arugula. Drizzle with 3-4 tbsp of the vinaigrette and toss gently until the vinaigrette coats the salad evenly. Garnish with remaining almonds.
- Store the remaining vinaigrette in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Macros Per Portion (based on 2 large portions total):
Calories: 724.3
Carbs: 28.2 g
Net Carbs: 20.3 g
Fat: 47.3 g
Protein: 48.5 g
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Zuzka,
This recipe looks delicious and refreshing for these last summer days and nights 🙂 Thank you so much!
I noticed that you don’t usually include a lot of scrambled eggs in your breakfast meals, but I like the simplicity of something like (eggs, bacon, and maybe a little handful of berries). Is this a well balanced breakfast? For women, would it be 2 eggs, 2 bacon (or maybe replace the bacon with 1/4 avocado for variety?) and 1/4 cup berries for sweetness? Thoughts? Does anyone else have a go to egg breakfast?
I hope your Friday is fantastic and I can never say how much I appreciate what you do for people!!
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Almost every breakfast i eat eggs eggs and eggs 😀 Scrambled eggs with blueberries(sounds odd but its delicious),scrambled eggs with spring onions,scrambled or fried eggs with avocado on a side,boiled eggs with wholemeal toast,mashed banana eggs and cottage cheese scramble:) you name it.:) Still wondering if its best choice but it works for me 🙂
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Jurate,
How many eggs do you eat in one sitting? And avocado? Or bacon and fruit? I want to keep my breakfasts FM since I usually don’t workout until after, but wasn’t sure how much is too much/too little… I’m trying to figure out the right portions so I’m always curious what fellow Zgym members do! Thanks for your reply!
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Hi Katie;) Usually i make breakfast out of two eggs,lets say with half of avocado or 2 pieces of bacon,if its scrambled so with handful of blueberies and for instance sprinkle of chia seeds😊 But yeah,it’s 2 eggs 😊 And to be completely honest i also still working on balancing my diet.I workout in the evening all the time and still hard not to sabotage all of my hard work 😊😄
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Hi Z,
I just halved the recipe and did about 3.5 ounces of chicken, 1 peach, 1/4 cup sliced almonds, 2 1/2 cup lettuce etc…) . I hope that was correct? Let me know for future references what I should do differently if I need to :). Don’t want to sabotage my diet, haha.
P.S. The toasted almonds are amazing!!! Thank you Zuzka!
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st leonards on sea, east sussex, uk
i couldn’t believe how good and tasteful this salad was! I am a vegetarian, so I used vege chicken, and I really enjoyed it! Thank you for this lovely recipe! Oh, and tomorrow is measuring day..can’t wait! Week 2, I am ready!!
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delicious!!!!
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Please, can anyone tell me how much gramm is 1 cup chicken?
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Zuzka, this is the third recipe I’ve made this week from your Meal Plan. My husband and I just started your plan! Everything is so delicious! You’ve given me an appreciation for the details that add tremendous flavor – the fresh herbs, a squeeze of lime, crushed nuts. You’ve seriously changed the way I will cook for the rest of my life! Thank you!!
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lake tahoe, nv, usa
I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! I would really appreciate if you could post a review on the product page whenever you get the chance: https://zuzkalight.com/product/z-shred-super-food-meal-plan-product/
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Yum!