Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
🌿 Lemony Rice-cooker Quinoa
🥒 Mediterranean Chopped Salad
✨ Optional Toppings
🥛 Homemade Tzatziki(see Attached Recipe)
Steps
Step 1 — Marinate The Chicken 🍗
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First, butterfly/slice your chicken breast horizontally into thin cutlets, about 1–1.5 cm thick. If usig chicken filet, don't butterfly cut.
Mix together:
2 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil, 2 tbsp + 1 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp lemon zest, 2–3 garlic cloves, finely grated, 2¼ tsp dried oregano, 1¼ tsp smoked paprika, 1¼ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp ground cumin, 1¼ tsp salt and lots of black pepper.
Coat the chicken really well.
Leave it for 20–30 minutes while you make everything else.
(Don't marinate it for hours and hours because the lemon can eventually mess with the chicken's texture.)
Mix together:
2 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil, 2 tbsp + 1 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp lemon zest, 2–3 garlic cloves, finely grated, 2¼ tsp dried oregano, 1¼ tsp smoked paprika, 1¼ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp ground cumin, 1¼ tsp salt and lots of black pepper.
Coat the chicken really well.
Leave it for 20–30 minutes while you make everything else.
(Don't marinate it for hours and hours because the lemon can eventually mess with the chicken's texture.)
Step 2 — Quinoa Goes Into Rice Cooker
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First: RINSE IT! If usig a sieve, fine mesh ONLY. Quinoa is MAD small and will go through regular sieve. :P (Learned the hard way...)
Put into your rice cooker:
**100 g rinsed quinoa
- 180 ml stock
- 1 smashed garlic clove
- ¼ tsp oregano
- small pinch salt**
Cook using your normal white rice / 白米 setting.
Put into your rice cooker:
**100 g rinsed quinoa
- 180 ml stock
- 1 smashed garlic clove
- ¼ tsp oregano
- small pinch salt**
Cook using your normal white rice / 白米 setting.
Step 3 — Make The Tzatziki 🥒🥛
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Grate your cucumber.
Then put it into paper towel/a clean kitchen towel and...
Get as much water out as you can.
Mix:
**150 g Greek yogurt
- squeezed cucumber
- 1 grated garlic clove
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- dill
- ¼ tsp salt
- black pepper**
Taste.
You want cool + creamy + garlicky + lemony + slightly salty.
If it tastes flat → tiny extra pinch of salt and/or lemon.
Pop it in the fridge.
Actually, tzatziki gets even better after sitting for 15–30 minutes, so making it now is PERFECT.
Then put it into paper towel/a clean kitchen towel and...
Get as much water out as you can.
Mix:
**150 g Greek yogurt
- squeezed cucumber
- 1 grated garlic clove
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- dill
- ¼ tsp salt
- black pepper**
Taste.
You want cool + creamy + garlicky + lemony + slightly salty.
If it tastes flat → tiny extra pinch of salt and/or lemon.
Pop it in the fridge.
Actually, tzatziki gets even better after sitting for 15–30 minutes, so making it now is PERFECT.
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STEP 4 — MAKE OUR CRUNCHY SALAD 🍅🥒:
Dice:
- ½ cucumber
- 150 g cherry tomatoes
Very thinly slice:
- ¼ red onion
🧅 If the onion is SUPER aggressive:
Put the sliced onion in cold water for 5–10 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
Combine everything with:
**1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice/red wine vinegar
- ¼ tsp oregano
- salt
- black pepper**
Toss and set aside.
Dice:
- ½ cucumber
- 150 g cherry tomatoes
Very thinly slice:
- ¼ red onion
🧅 If the onion is SUPER aggressive:
Put the sliced onion in cold water for 5–10 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
Combine everything with:
**1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice/red wine vinegar
- ¼ tsp oregano
- salt
- black pepper**
Toss and set aside.
Step 5 — Finish Your Quinoa 🌿🍋
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When the rice cooker finishes, let it sit closed for 5–10 minutes.
Open it.
Remove the smashed garlic.
Fluff the quinoa really well, then stir in:
**1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1–2 tsp olive oil
- chopped parsley
- lots of black pepper**
Taste it!
This part is IMPORTANT.
If your reaction is:
"Yep. That's quinoa." MORE SEASONING.
Add another tiny pinch of salt, squeeze of lemon or drizzle of olive oil.
It should be savory from the broth, fresh from the lemon, herby and slightly rich from the olive oil.
Open it.
Remove the smashed garlic.
Fluff the quinoa really well, then stir in:
**1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1–2 tsp olive oil
- chopped parsley
- lots of black pepper**
Taste it!
This part is IMPORTANT.
If your reaction is:
"Yep. That's quinoa." MORE SEASONING.
Add another tiny pinch of salt, squeeze of lemon or drizzle of olive oil.
It should be savory from the broth, fresh from the lemon, herby and slightly rich from the olive oil.
🔥 Step 6 — Fake Our Bbq Chicken
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Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
Let it get properly hot.
Add the chicken, leaving space between the pieces.
AND NOW...
DON'T. TOUCH. IT.
Let the first side cook approximately 2½–3 minutes.
We need that uninterrupted contact to develop the crust.
Flip.
Cook another 2–3 minutes.
You're looking for:
🔥 dark golden edges
🔥 little charred spots
🔥 juicy middle
🔥 oregano/garlic crust
The exact time depends on thickness, so ideally check the thickest part reaches 74°C.
Then transfer to a plate and REST 5 MINUTES before slicing.
🍋 FINAL CHICKEN TRICK
After slicing, squeeze a little fresh lemon juice over it.
Not enough to drown it—just enough to wake everything up.
UGHHHH. 🤤
Let it get properly hot.
Add the chicken, leaving space between the pieces.
AND NOW...
DON'T. TOUCH. IT.
Let the first side cook approximately 2½–3 minutes.
We need that uninterrupted contact to develop the crust.
Flip.
Cook another 2–3 minutes.
You're looking for:
🔥 dark golden edges
🔥 little charred spots
🔥 juicy middle
🔥 oregano/garlic crust
The exact time depends on thickness, so ideally check the thickest part reaches 74°C.
Then transfer to a plate and REST 5 MINUTES before slicing.
🍋 FINAL CHICKEN TRICK
After slicing, squeeze a little fresh lemon juice over it.
Not enough to drown it—just enough to wake everything up.
UGHHHH. 🤤
🥙 Step 7 — Assemble The Bowls
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Start with roughly:
🌿 ½ the lemony quinoa
Then arrange rather than mixing:
🥒 Big scoop of cucumber-tomato-red onion salad
🍗 Sliced charred lemon-oregano chicken
🥛 BIG DOLLOP OF TZATZIKI
Then finish with:
Fresh parsley + oregano + black pepper + lemon wedge
And if you have olives and feta, throw a bit on there.
🌿 ½ the lemony quinoa
Then arrange rather than mixing:
🥒 Big scoop of cucumber-tomato-red onion salad
🍗 Sliced charred lemon-oregano chicken
🥛 BIG DOLLOP OF TZATZIKI
Then finish with:
Fresh parsley + oregano + black pepper + lemon wedge
And if you have olives and feta, throw a bit on there.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving685 calories
Calories from
- Protein 21%
- Carbs 32%
- Fat 47%
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Fat High 35 g 53%
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Saturated Fat High 8 g 40%
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Carbohydrates 55 g 18%
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Fiber High 8 g 32%
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Sugar High 10 g 20%
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Protein High 35 g 70%
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Cholesterol High 110 mg 36%
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Sodium High 750 mg 31%
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Servings isn't set, so the recipe counts as 4.
Notes
Doesn't have to be a salad! You can add the cut cucumber, tomatoes and onion as is.
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