Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad is a copycat Trader Joe’s recipe pairing rotisserie chicken with quinoa, couscous with fruit and arugula.

Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad is my recipe of the day with the blogging group Sunday Funday. We get together on Sundays to share our favorite recipes on a given topic. This week we are offering delicious recipes using couscous.

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My recipe stems from a visit to a Trader Joe’s grocery store, which is across town from where I am. So I don’t get there often.

I was going to be needing something to eat not long after my visit, so when I saw this salad, I grabbed one. I liked it a lot and wish I had gotten two.

But it’s not too difficult to figure out how to make one. I did notice mine had the small couscous and before they had made these with the larger Israeli couscous. I made my copy on what I had tried. However, I imagine you can use either. Just refer to package directions on the couscous because they cook differently.

I had some extra dressing left which is nice on other salads. I also think the couscous/quinoa mix makes for a great grain salad in itself. You could stir chopped chicken in, or leave it out. I think I would also like this with cooked turkey.

Sunday Funday

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• Quinoa Chia Multiseed Bread from Cook with Renu
• Rustic Multigrain Bread from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Mediterranean Quinoa Salad from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Vegetable Quinoa Upma from Sneha’s Recipe
• Turkey Quinoa Meatloaf from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
• Copycat Trader Joe’s Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad from Palatable Pastime
• Quinoa Tangerine Salad from Mayuri’s Jikoni

Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad

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Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad

Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad

Sue Lau

5 from 11 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Dish, Salad, Salad dressings

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories 1701 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Spicy Pimiento Dressing: (makes 1-1/2 cups dressing)

• 4 ounce jar diced pimientos
• 1 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Spiced Couscous:

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground aleppo pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered chicken bouillon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup dry couscous

Salad Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked red quinoa start with 1/2 cup dry
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 cup dried currants
• 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
• 3 scallions finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely grated carrots
• 4 cups arugula
• 3 pounds cooked rotisserie chicken deboned

Instructions

 

Spicy Pimiento Dressing:

• Place ingredients for dressing in a blender and puree until smooth.

Spiced Couscous:

• Bring water and seasonings to boil.
• Add dry couscous and stir.
• Remove from heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes off the heat.
• Cook red quinoa according to package directions and cool.
• Stir couscous, red quinoa, raisins, currants, parsley, scallions and carrots together.
• Slice chicken and set aside.
• Place arugula in bowls or on a plate and top with desired amount of salad grains, chicken, and dressing.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 1701kcalCarbohydrates: 110gProtein: 113gFat: 91gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 44gCholesterol: 327mgSodium: 1863mgPotassium: 929mgFiber: 11gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 3046IUVitamin C: 42mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 7mg

Keyword Copycat Recipes, Trader Joe's Recipes

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