Chargrilled chicken & quinoa power salad
Warm quinoa, chargrilled chicken, roasted squash and feta with a lemon-tahini dressing.
Ingredients · Wholegrains & bread
Quinoa
A rare plant food with all nine essential amino acids: 7g of protein in a 50g dry portion.
- Portion
- 50g dry weight
- Typical price
- around £2.50 for 300g ££
- In season
- Year-round
- On this site
- 4 recipes
Nutrition per portion
| Calories | 184 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.1g |
| Carbohydrates | 28.6g |
| – of which sugars | 1g |
| Fibre | 3.5g |
| Fat | 3g |
| – of which saturates | 0.4g |
| Calcium | 24mg |
| Iron | 2.3mg |
| Salt | 0g |
Put it to work
Recipes that use quinoa
Pescatarian Sesame-crusted salmon with quinoa & pickled cucumber
Salmon under a sesame crust with herby quinoa and quick-pickled cucumber.
Vegetarian Cheddar, quinoa & black bean stuffed peppers
Roasted peppers packed with a smoky quinoa-bean filling under a cheddar crust.
Vegan The 30-plant Sunday salad
One big salad that clocks fifteen-plus plant species; make Sunday, raid until Wednesday.