Herby Quinoa with Tahini & lime Dressing
Difficulty : Super easy
Preparation time:
5m
Cooking time:
20m
This is a beautifully simple & flavoursome quinoa dish packed with gorgeous herbs, spice & crunchy seeds.
It is a winner for vegetarians - so fulfilling and protein packed! This recipe makes enough for 2 as good idea to make for dinner and have the leftovers for lunch the next day!
Ingredients
For 2 people (
)
Recipe
- 0.25 Red onion
- 120 grams Quinoa
- 200 mL vegetable stock
- 0.5 teaspoon(s) Ground Cumin
- 30 grams Pumpkin Seeds
- 50 grams Baby Spinach
- 2 spring onion(s)
- 0.5 green chilli
- 10 grams Fresh mint leaves
- 50 grams Fresh Basil leaves
- 1.5 tablespoon(s) Tahini Paste
- 0.5 Lime juice
- 2 tablespoon(s) Olive Oil
- Sea Salt
- Black Pepper
- 0.5 tablespoon(s) Tumeric
Nutritional Facts (per serving)
- Kcal: 225 kcal
- Sugars (g): 1g
- Carbs: 15g
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated fat (g): 2g
- Proteins: 6g
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Directions
- First cook the quinoa
Rinse the quinoa in a sieve under running water. You’ll be tempted to skip this stage, but try not to, or you’ll end up with a bitter residue. - Place the rinsed quinoa into a saucepan of boiling vegetable stock. Add the turmeric for colour (optional), and simmer for 12-15 minutes with a lid on it until all the water has been absorbed. Remove from the heat and let the quinoa dry steam in the saucepan with the lid on it on your counter top for a few more minutes. This step eliminates the threat of soggy quinoa.
- Meanwhile finely slice the red onion, spring onions, & de-seed and finely chop the chilli.
- Put a small frying pan on a medium heat and toast the pumpkin seeds for a minute or 2 until they start to brown - be careful not to burn them! Set aside in a little bowl.
In a food processor blitz together the dressing ingredients - the mint, basil, tahini, lime juice, olive oil, and pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper - until well combined. - When the quinoa is cooked, transfer to a large bowl. Fluff it up with a fork and add the cumin and spinach leaves. Stir until fully combined and spinach starts to wilt.
- Add the red onion, spring onions, chilli & toasted pumpkin seeds to the quinoa and mix together.
- Drizzle the dressing over the quinoa, stir to combine and tuck in!
Tags:
Salad, Vegetarian
