Chicken & Spinach Couscous Salad

with Carrots, Toasted Walnuts & Garlic Aioli


Allergens: Tree Nuts, Eggs, Wheat

Total: 30 min • Prep: 5 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Fry Seasoning

    1 tablespoon

  • Walnuts

    ½ ounce

  • Chicken Stock Concentrate

    2 units

  • Spinach

    2½ ounce

  • Mayonnaise

    2 tablespoon

  • Chicken Cutlets

    12 ounce

  • Carrot

    9 ounce

  • Garlic Powder

    ½ teaspoon

  • Pearl Couscous

    ¾ cup

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    2 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • In a small pot (medium pot for 4 servings), combine couscous, stock concentrates, 1 cup water (2 cups for 4), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, 6-8 minutes.

  • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 6.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

2
  • While couscous cooks, heat a large dry pan over medium-high heat. Add walnuts and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2-3 minutes.

  • Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Walnuts

    ½ ounce

3
  • Wash and dry produce.

  • Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces.

  • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for walnuts over medium-high heat. Add carrots and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, 5-7 minutes.

  • Turn off heat; transfer to a second plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Wipe out pan.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Walnuts

    ½ ounce

  • Carrot

    9 ounce

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

4
  • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Rub all over with a drizzle of oil and Fry Seasoning. Season with salt and pepper.

  • Heat pan used for carrots over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 5-7 minutes per side. TIP: Lower heat if chicken begins to brown too quickly.

  • Transfer chicken to a cutting board.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Fry Seasoning

    1 tablespoon

  • Carrot

    9 ounce

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

5
  • While chicken cooks, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and half the garlic powder (all for 4 servings).

  • Add water 1 tsp a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Mayonnaise

    2 tablespoon

  • Garlic Powder

    ½ teaspoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

6
  • Fluff couscous with a fork; stir in spinach and carrots until combined.

  • Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.

  • Divide couscous between shallow bowls. Top with chicken and sprinkle with toasted walnuts. Drizzle with aioli and serve.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Walnuts

    ½ ounce

  • Spinach

    2½ ounce

  • Carrot

    9 ounce