Chicken and Pineapple Rice Salad is an all-in-one healthy meal ! Tender, juicy Chicken with Pineapple and Vegetables on a bed of Rice and Baby Greens

This Chicken and Pineapple Rice Salad is a complete meal and you do not need to add anything, not even a dinner roll.

Serve the salad for lunch or dinner. Whichever you choose, keep in mind that this is a very filling salad.

Therefore I always serve either a smaller lunch or a smaller sized dinner, depending on when I serve this delicious salad.

You must be curious to know where the rice is, it is after all a Rice Salad ! The rice is at the bottom of all the juicy ingredients and whilst it is standing, all those flavors mingle in with the rice.

I think we covered just about all the food groups in the Chicken and Pineapple Rice Salad – starch, fruit, vegetables, meat, nuts, herbs, oil (fats)…

Oh, yes, and finally in the photo above you can see the Rice.

This is such a colorful salad and being one of our favorites of all time, it is most delicious as well.

Should I put it this way – your tongue will taste what your eyes have already eaten ? Yes, that sounds about right.

An absolutely fantastic salad and if you have any rotisserie chicken left from last night’s dinner, use that and save even more time in prepping.

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More Salad recipes you might like as a light dinner or lunch:

• Balsamic Roasted Pork and Berry Salad
• Asian Pork Tenderloin and Pineapple Salad
• Shrimp Salad with Spicy Watermelon Salsa
• Bacon Tomato Pasta Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
• Steak Potato And Broccoli Salad

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Chicken and Pineapple Rice Salad

Chicken and Pineapple Rice Salad

Linda Nortje

Chicken and Pineapple Rice Salad is an all-in-one healthy meal ! Tender, juicy Chicken with Pineapple and Vegetables on a bed of Rice and Baby Greens

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Course Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Cooling Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

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Servings 4 Servings

Calories 538 kcal

Ingredients

  

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DRESSING:

• ½ cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Lemon Juice (approx 1/4 cup) and Zest finely grated
• 2 t Tahini Paste
• 2 TB Honey
• 1 t Garlic crushed
• 2 TB Basil fresh, chopped

SALAD:

• 1 ½ cups Brown Rice uncooked quantity
• 4 Chicken Fillets each about 150 gr / 5 oz
• Salt and Black Pepper taste
• 1 ½ cups Pineapple cubed
• 1 cup English Cucumber chopped
• 1 Red Bell Pepper chopped
• 2 – 3 Spring Onions chopped (white and green parts)
• ½ cup Mixed Roasted and Salted Macadamia and Cashew Nuts
• 2 Handfuls Baby Greens

Instructions

 

• DRESSING: Whisk together the ingredients for the Dressing and set aside
• RICE: Cook the Rice according to the packet’s instructions – let cool
• CHICKEN: Season the Chicken to taste with Salt and Pepper – cook on the barbecue, George Foreman grill, griddle pan or steam – remove from heat, use a little of the Dressing and brush over the warm Chicken – set aside to cool
• SALAD: Scoop the cooked Rice onto one half of a large serving plate (or individual plates) – arrange the Baby Greens on the other half
• Toss together the Pineapple, Cucumber, Red Bell Pepper and Spring Onions – scoop over the Rice and sprinkle over the Nuts
• Arrange the Chicken on the Baby Greens - serve

Nutrition Facts

Chicken and Pineapple Rice Salad

Serving Size

 

1 Adult sized portion

Amount per Serving

Calories

538

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

36

g

55

%

Saturated Fat

 

5

g

31

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

29

g

Carbohydrates

 

42

g

14

%

Fiber

 

5

g

21

%

Sugar

 

15.8

g

18

%

Protein

 

37.1

g

74

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve with the remaining Dressing on the side and extra Black Pepper.

LINDA