Chicken and Rice Salad with Pine Nuts and Lemon

Name: Chicken and Rice Salad with Pine Nuts and Lemon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps minced flat-leaf parsley; 59 milliliters golden raisins; 4 servings Fresh-ground black pepper; 59 milliliters lemon juice (from about 2 lemons); 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 118 milliliters olive oil; 355 milliliters frozen petite peas; 59 milliliters pine nuts; 473 milliliters long-grain rice; 4 servings Salt; 6 scallions including green tops, chopped; 605 grams boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4)

Chicken and Rice Salad with Pine Nuts and Lemon might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 888 calories, 44g of protein, and 38g of fat per serving. If you have flat-leaf parsley, chicken breasts, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the golden raisins you could follow this main course with the Apple Crumble with Golden Raisins as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small frying pan, toast the pine nuts over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until they are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Or toast the pine nuts in a 350 oven for about 8 minutes.

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Pine Nuts

Toast

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In a small glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Lemon Juice

Pepper

Salt

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Whisk

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Add the oil slowly, whisking.

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Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Add the peas; cook until just barely tender, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon or a strainer, transfer to a large bowl.

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Peas

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Add the rice to the water and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.

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Drain, return to the pot, and cover to keep warm.

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Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, bring 1/4 inch of water to a simmer over moderately high heat.

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Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer, turning once, until cooked through, about 12 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

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Remove the chicken, let cool slightly, and then cut into approximately 1/2-inch chunks.

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Whole Chicken

Add the pine nuts, rice, chicken, raisins, scallions, parsley, lemon zest, and dressing to the large bowl and stir gently to mix.

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Lemon Zest

Pine Nuts

Green Onions

Whole Chicken

Parsley

Raisins

Rice

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Bowl

Wine Recommendation: The ingredients may call to mind the Mediterranean, but this salad will really sing with a dry riesling from Alsace in northern France. The wine's cleansing acidity and delicate taste of citrus and peach will both mirror and contrast the flavors and textures here perfectly.

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Dry Riesling