Apple Quinoa Salad
A tasty lunch or light dinner, this apple quinoa salad is packed with tasty ingredients. Serves one generously, or two as a side salad.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 334kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup quinoa dry weight
- 1 apple diced
- handful blueberries halved
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds optional
- ¼ cup fresh coriander / cilantro finely diced
- 2 tablespoon pistachios
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 3 tablespoon water
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa according to packet instructions.
- Make the tahini dressing by combining the tahini with water and stirring until it forms a sauce. Adjust the amount of tahini and water to get the consistency you prefer.
- Once cooled, combine the quinoa with the apple, blueberries, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, pistachios and coriander. Drizzle over the tahini dressing.
Notes
- Allow the quinoa to drain of any excess water by setting aside in a fine mesh sieve over a bowl after cooking.
- Adjust the consistency of the dressing by adding more tahini or water to preference. More tahini will thicken the dressing, and more water will thin.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate
- tahini (sesame), which scores 1. Please note that it is a potential allergen.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 486mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 3mg