• |Quinoa Salad

Super Healthy Lunch

Published On: March 3, 2021By Tags: , , ,

Whilst it’s been cold I’ve been making soups for my family’s lunch accompanied by either homemade flatbread or naan bread. However I’ve been really missing salads, so the other day I decided that was it, I’m going to start eating salads again.

That first mouthful of salad tasted so delicious and fresh. I thought I would share the bowl of salad I’ve been putting together for my lunches, it can be adapted to include any salad items you enjoy.

Quinoa Salad Bowl

A deliciously crunchy bowl of salad

Quinoa

  • 100 g quinoa
  • 250 ml water

Salad

  • 1 small carrot (chopped)
  • 1 chunk cucumber (chopped)
  • 1 handful coriander (chopped)
  • 1 handful fresh salad leaves (chopped)
  • 1 stick celery (chopped)
  • 1 chunk red/yellow/orange pepper (chopped)
  • 1 boiled egg (Chopped)
  • 30 g cashew nuts
  • 2 small pickled beetroot (chopped)
  • 2 small florets brocolli

Dressing

  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 cm fresh ginger
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sesame Oil
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce

Preparing the Quinoa

  1. Add the quinoa to water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 12-15minutes.

Preparing the salad

  1. Combine all the salad items with 1/5 of the Quinoa

  2. Steam or boil the florets, drain and add on top of salad

Preparing Salad Dressing

  1. Peel and finely chop the Garlic

  2. Peel and finely chop the ginger

  3. Add the ginger and garlic to a jar for storage

  4. Pour over the oil oil, sesame oil and soy sauce and mix.

  5. Drizzle your preferred amount over the salad and mix well.

You can choose any salad items you enjoy. 

You can replace the Quinoa with basmati or brown rice, I prefer Quinoa. Quinoa is higher in fibre than rice and contains amino acids and proteins rice doesn’t however it has more calories than rice.

Replace the egg with oily fish e.g. tinned mackerel fillets, or for a vegan choice you can replace the egg with kidney beans, sweetcorn, fresh peas etc.

I use a range of cooked veg – broccoli, tenderstem broccoli, french beans, flower sprouts.

A cheeky alternative to the homemade dressing is M&S Glaze with Balsamic vinegar. Delicious.

Photo by Jasmin Schreiber on Unsplash

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About the Author: Holly Plackett

Original creator and previous editor of the Health & Wellbeing Magazine until August 2023. Now working as a Health Science Technician in the NHS.

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