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Chicken quinoa salad with salsa hummus

June 22, 2016 By Kathryn Doherty

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A quick and easy chicken quinoa salad with veggies and salsa hummus – a perfect light and healthy summer recipe!Chicken quinoa salad with veggies and salsa hummus - quick and easy and a perfect light and healthy summer recipe!

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Happy hump day friends!

I’m excited to share today’s post as my first with the RecipeRedux group. It’s a monthly recipe challenge with an awesome group of health-focused food bloggers to showcase delicious, healthy food and recipes. Pretty great, huh? Check out more about the group here.

This month’s challenge is to recreate a recipe by a fellow member. It didn’t take long for me to decide where to head.

Lindsay of The Lean Green Bean blog is someone I’ve followed for years. She has tons of easy, real food recipes with the average home cook in mind – exactly what I aim for as well!

I had fun browsing through her recipe index, but as soon as I saw her chicken pasta salad with salsa hummus, I knew that would be the one.

Salsa hummus? Um, yes, I think so!

Chicken quinoa salad with veggies and salsa hummus - quick and easy and a perfect light and healthy summer recipe!

You know I’m a hummus addict with a hummus obsession who has some serious hummus love in her heart. I 💗 hummus. So do my kids. OK, I’ll stop.

(Last one – here’s my basic hummus recipe that I actually used for this salad.)

I made a few tweaks to make this into a chicken quinoa salad with salsa hummus. I swapped in quinoa for the pasta because we’re not huge pasta eaters around here. Plus I love the extra protein and nutrition boost that quinoa brings to this dish.

I also increased the amount of salsa and hummus because I knew I wanted that creamy deliciousness coating every.single.bite.

Chicken quinoa salad with veggies and salsa hummus - a quick and easy summer salad recipe!

And I switched up the veggies a bit to get in some of my fresh summer favorites. (And I had to skip the avocado because my husband is allergic, but you certainly don’t have to!)

If you want this to be a vegetarian and vegan salad, you could substitute black beans for the chicken. I may do that next time!

My husband and I took this chicken quinoa salad to our symphony in the park picnic earlier in the month and took turns passing the bowl back and forth while listening to some great classical music. Love that summer tradition here in Charlotte!

I also ate this salad the next several days for lunch – it held up well. So save those leftovers!

I love that this chicken quinoa salad is light but hearty — it really has staying power to keep you full. And TONS of great textures. Crunchy, sweet peppers, soft, fluffy quinoa, tender, juicy chunks of chicken and a burst of bright tomato every time you bite into one.

And the salsa hummus (which just requires mixing those two ingredients together) is a fabulous way to coat this salad and bind everything together.

Chicken quinoa salad with veggies and salsa hummus - a quick and easy summer salad recipe!

I know I’ll be making this throughout the summer to have for lunches and light dinners on nights where we want to linger at the pool and pack something simple to eat.

Cheers to summer salads and easy, practically no-cook meals!

Enjoy — and don’t forget to check out the other great Recipe Redux recipes below!

Chicken quinoa salad with salsa hummus

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Prep Time 20 minutes Total Time 20 minutes
Serves 3-4 servings     adjust servings

Chicken quinoa salad with salsa hummus is a perfect light + healthy summer recipe!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked, chopped chicken (leftover grilled, roasted or a rotisserie chicken all work well here)
  • 2 cups cooked quinoa (from about 3/4 cup uncooked)
  • 1 cup diced zucchini
  • 1 cup diced bell peppers or mini sweet peppers
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3/4 cup hummus (homemade
  • or store-bought)
  • 3/4 cup salsa
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Optional toppings: 1 medium avocado, cubed; chopped fresh parsley or basil

Instructions

  1. Chop all of your veggies and cook and slightly cool your quinoa, if needed.
  2. Combine the cooked chicken, cooked quinoa, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes in a bowl.
  3. In a separate small bowl, stir together the hummus and salsa until well combined.
  4. Pour the salsa hummus over your chicken and quinoa salad and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Mix in avocado, if using, and sprinkle with fresh parsley or basil, if desired.
  6. Serve cold or at room temperature. Store leftovers, covered, in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Recipe Notes

You can substitute black beans if you want a vegan/vegetarian salad.
You can also use a flavored hummus or salsa - I may try this next time!
Inspired by The Lean Green Bean.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per ServingAs Served
Calories 506kcal Calories from fat 206
% Daily Value
Total Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 70mg23%
Sodium 1149mg48%
Carbohydrate 47g16%
Dietary Fiber 11g44%
Sugars 8g
Protein 30g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

Calories2000
Total FatLess than65g
Sat FatLess than25g
CholesterolLess than300mg
SodiumLess than2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate300g
Dietary Fiber25g

Chicken quinoa salad with veggies and salsa hummus - quick and easy and a perfect light and healthy summer recipe!

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Comments

  1. Lindsay@TheLeaGreenBean says

    June 22, 2016 at 7:03 AM

    this is brilliant!!! i totally forgot about that recipe. sounds so good!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      June 22, 2016 at 1:47 PM

      Thanks Lindsay!! I thought it might be a blast from the past for you 😉

      Reply
  2. Dawn @ Girl Heart Food says

    June 22, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    Wow! So many delicious flavours going on here, Kathryn! I know you couldn’t add avocado, but I would definitely add it ’cause I LOVES me so avocado 😉 Great idea making it vegetarian too with the beans if you wanna swap out the chicken. Love recipes like this 🙂 !!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      June 22, 2016 at 1:46 PM

      I love being able to change up and switch around a recipe a little bit too – keeps it new every time 🙂

      Reply
  3. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    June 22, 2016 at 7:48 AM

    Salsa, hummus, chicken….DINNER!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      June 22, 2016 at 1:48 PM

      Right?! Couldn’t make me happier 🙂

      Reply
  4. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says

    June 22, 2016 at 11:11 AM

    Your recipe redux group sounds fun! Can’t wait to see what you post every month! You sure started off with a bang with this!! You know I’m right there with you in the love of all things hummus, so this chicken quinoa salad with salsa hummus is calling my name!! Healthy and light yet packed with flavor! My idea of meal perfection! Gimme gimme! Cheers, dear! <3

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      June 22, 2016 at 1:49 PM

      Thanks Cheyanne! This is definitely going on the regular rotation 🙂

      Reply
  5. Charlene Asay says

    June 22, 2016 at 6:02 PM

    This looks super healthy and yummy. Thanks for sharing with us all.

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      June 23, 2016 at 5:04 PM

      Thank you Charlene! Hope you give it a try!

      Reply
  6. Rachel @ Delicious Balance says

    June 23, 2016 at 8:11 AM

    This sounds like the perfect make-ahead and take-to-a-picnic meal! Love the ingredient swap for quinoa!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      June 23, 2016 at 5:10 PM

      Thanks Rachel! It’s definitely perfect for a picnic!

      Reply
  7. Heather Seeley says

    July 7, 2016 at 11:32 AM

    We also Heart hummas and salsa in our family. This looks like an amazing combination. I am always trying to find more recipes to use quinoa so I can’t wait to try this one!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      July 7, 2016 at 1:57 PM

      Thanks Heather! You will love this salad! Super easy, healthy and loaded with flavor. I’m with you too – always up for trying quinoa in a new way. 🙂

      Reply
  8. lindsay Cotter says

    July 29, 2016 at 10:28 PM

    OMG i love! quinoa and salsa and hummus? my fav!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      July 31, 2016 at 2:51 PM

      Me too! Such a fabulous combo!

      Reply
  9. Lisa says

    July 14, 2017 at 9:37 AM

    I really got excited reading this but the nutrition info….. what the heck does “as served” mean for serving size? This nutrition info is not helpful if not accurate. I can calculate calories if I have something to work from.

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      July 14, 2017 at 3:13 PM

      Hi Lisa – if you look in the recipe box you’ll see it’s listed as 3-4 servings for this entire recipe. You can use the “Adjust Servings” button to make it 3 or 4 or even 5, depending on how you plan to serve it and that will automatically adjust the nutrition box info. I hope that’s helpful!

      Reply

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