Quinoa Tabbouleh (without Tomatoes)
This quinoa tabbouleh without tomatoes combines quinoa and salad vegetables with a honey garlic dressing. It's perfect as a side for picnics and BBQs, or by itself as a lunch or light dinner. This recipe makes 2-4 servings as a side dish.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Lunch, Party food, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, British, Middle-East
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 368kcal
- ½ cup quinoa dry weight
- ½ small cucumber diced
- ½ red bell pepper diced
- large handful parsley diced
- small handful mint diced
For the dressing
- 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or white distilled vinegar optional
- 1 garlic clove minced, or finely diced
- 1 teaspoon honey
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
Cook the quinoa according to packet instructions. This usually takes 12-15 minutes. Set aside to cool. Fluff up with a fork if required.
Dice the cucumber, bell pepper and herbs.
Combine the ingredients for the dressing.
Add the quinoa, vegetables and herbs to a bowl and then drizzle on the dressing. Stir thoroughly to combine so all ingredients are coated in the dressing.
- Adjust the dressing to taste preference, with more honey, herbs or vinegar to taste.
- If lemon juice is suitable for you then you can use it in place of the vinegar.
- Fluff up the quinoa once it is cooked with a fork.
- Vinegar is a rather debated ingredient in terms of histamine. If you prefer to use a vinegar that scores 0 on the SIGHI list, then you may prefer to use white distilled vinegar. It should be noted that some people aren't able to tolerate any form of vinegar.
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
- black pepper, which scores 2. It is optional.
- apple cider vinegar and garlic, which score 1.
Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 966IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg