Ancient Grain Mixed Seed Salad
Lunch
This salad is packed with flavour and works well as a side dish to a main meal as an alternative to pasta or rice if you are looking for some variety.
For Intensive Exercise
Performance Benefits
As a snack, quinoa works well on carb-loading days and works well in a lunch box to grab on your way to work.
Health Benefits
This salad is loaded with nutrients, containing a good quantity of fibre, vitamin A, potassium, calcium and Iron.
Expert Tips
This salad is a great meal prep option. Make some extra portions for throughout the week.
Equipment
- Large saucepan
- Frying pan
- Salad bowl
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 Onion (peeled and finely chopped)
- 2 clove Garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
- 180 g Quinoa (rinsed)
- 250 ml Water
- ½ tbsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Salt
- 5 tbsp Sunflower seeds
- 5 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 240 g Chickpeas (drained)
- 1 Carrot (grated)
- 10 Cherry tomatoes (cut into quarters)
- 1 handful Coriander (fresh and roughly chopped)
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, fry the onion, garlic and ginger in the coconut oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the quinoa, then lower the heat and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the water and add the turmeric and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Toast the sunflower, sesame and cumin seeds in a dry frying pan for 6 minutes, shaking the pan to make sure they're evenly done.
- Now it's time to assemble your salad. Get a big salad bowl and add the quinoa, toasted seeds, chickpeas, grated carrot, tomatoes, and fresh coriander. Mix gently before serving. You can store it in the fridge for a few days if you want to use it for packed lunches.
Notes
1 portion of "Ancient Grain Mixed Seed Salad" is equivalent to 572g.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 650kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 24.8gFat: 39.1gSaturated Fat: 10.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10.6gSodium: 225mgPotassium: 1102mgFiber: 16.5gSugar: 12.4gVitamin A: 722ugVitamin C: 15.1mgCalcium: 345mgIron: 11mg
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