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  • 100g dried quinoa
  • 75g parsley
    roughly chopped
  • 300g tomatoes
    cut into 1cm dice (no need to remove the seeds)
  • 100g cucumber
    cut into small dice

For the dressing

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal284
    low
  • fat9g
    low
  • saturates1g
  • carbs38g
  • sugars14g
  • fibre5g
  • protein10g
  • salt0.4g
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Method

  • step 1

    Cook the quinoa following pack instructions, then set aside to cool.

  • step 2

    Make the dressing by adding the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, rice syrup, pinch of salt and garlic into a jug and whisk until smooth. Mix this into the quinoa and mix together with all the other ingredients. Serve on a bed of salad leaves.

RECIPE TIPS
PROTEIN BOOST

Pumpkin seeds and flaked almonds will give you more protein. You could also include mackerel, which adds vitamin D and valuable omega-3 too. 

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2015

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A star rating of 3.8 out of 5.16 ratings

catie74

Great as a side dish with BBQ'S as we did at the weekend. Don't skimp on the parsley. I add way more than suggested and it can really take it

ritoy

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Very tasty

goodfoodsaltdean

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I have made this recipe twice. That is to say that I've tried to but had to adjust the composition because the amount of food that was building up was getting to be ridiculous. It says serves 2 but we had one meal and then leftovers the following day. Assuming the quinoa doubles in mass, the recipe…

shortland78

Very tasty although I ended up with far too much dressing. Could be my measuring but I suggest adding it gradually and seeing how far it goes so you don't end up with a big puddle at the bottom of your bowl.

charlotte.beattie@gmail.com

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

very tasty, we all had seconds, even our friends who weren't following the diet.

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