Recipes: Quinoa supergreen salad

Quinoa supergreen salad

Pronounced Keen-wa, this supergrain makes a cheap, yet satisfying main course meal for two or a side for four

  • 50g quinoa
  • 4 spring onions , finely chopped
  • 1 small avocado , diced
  • 1 lemon , juiced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 100g frozen edamame (soy) beans
  • 100g frozen peas
  • ½ small bunch mint , chopped
  • ½ small bunch parsley , chopped
  • ¼ cucumber , diced
  • olive oil

    Method

    1. Cook the quinoa following pack instructions, drain and rinse under cold water, then drain completely.
    2. Put the onion and avocado in a bowl with the lemon juice and cumin. Season with salt.
    3. Blanch the edamame and peas for 2 minutes, drain and rinse. Add to the bowl.
    4. Tip in the rest of the ingredients with the quinoa. Toss everything together.

    TryEdamame beans

    Supermarkets now sell bags of frozen edamame (soy) beans - find them next to the frozen peas.

    PER SERVING

    387 kcalories, protein 14,4g, carbohydrate 28,2g, fat 24,8 g, saturated fat 4,2g, fibre 7,2g, salt 0,11 g