Summer Quinoa
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Gluten Free,Lunch,Salad,Side,Vegan,Vegetarian
Difficulty
Beginner
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
4
20 mins
15 mins
35 mins
Ingredients
-
2 cups quinoa rinsed and soaked for 20 minutes
- 4 cups vegetable stock
-
4 cloves garlic minced
-
2 spring onion shoots chopped
-
½ bunch silverbeet
- 1 can chickpeas
-
1 zucchini grated
-
1 yellow squash grated
-
large bunch basil cut into ribbons
- ½ cup almond slivers
- 1 juice of 1 lemon
-
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions
What are we cooking today?
A versatile salad as just about any fresh salad vegetable can be added and the herbs and juices make it delicious.
Getting started
- In a pot, combine quinoa, vegetable stock, garlic and onions.
Cook on medium heat for 15 – 20 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
Stir in the rest of the ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
Annabelle's tips
Feel free to add a few raisins which add a sweetness and go well with the almond and other flavours.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 4
- per serving
- Calories
- 599
- Total Fat
- 29.3 grams
- 38%
- Saturated Fat
- 4.9 grams
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- Sodium
- 923 milligrams
- 41%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 79.5 grams
- 29%
- Dietary Fiber
- 11.7 grams
- 42%
- Total Sugars
- 4.5 grams
- Protein
- 19.4 grams
- Calcium
- 11 milligrams
- 1%
- Iron
- 35 milligrams
- 195%
- Potassium
- 947 milligrams
- 21%
- Vitamin D
- 0 micrograms
- 0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.