Spiced quinoa with almonds & feta

Spiced quinoa with almonds & feta

Use quinoa instead of couscous to make a delicious gluten-free salad

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the spices, then fry for a min or so until fragrant. Add the quinoa, then fry for a further min until you can hear gentle popping sounds. Stir in 600ml boiling water, then gently simmer for 10-15 mins until the water has evaporated and the quinoa grains have a white 'halo' around them. Allow to cool slightly, then stir through the other ingredients. Serve warm or cold.
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Quinoa

Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa), a small South American grain with a delicate, nutty flavour, looks a little like couscous.

PER SERVING

404 kcalories, protein 17g, carbohydrate 44g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1g, sugar 6g, salt 0.68 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2009.

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  • 28 April 2009

    Lingdada commented on this recipe

    Will soon try this as I've never tasted quinoa and I love the subtle creamy flavour of feta!

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  • 11 June 2009

    Janet rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice side dish

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  • 04 October 2009

    bowley1 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Had this for lunch today I cooked the quinoa then let it cool completely before adding the rest of the ingredients, I also added celery and very finely diced onion - lovely and filling. next time I would probably add the onions when frying the spices as they were a bit harsh and overpowered things but nice all the same.

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  • 27 June 2010

    Joanne_c commented on this recipe

    going to try this with halloumi cheese cooked on the griddle first and then added instead of the feta

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  • 15 June 2011

    Deb's commented on this recipe

    Lovely healthy meal, especially with the creamy feta. We just added pomegranate or watermelon goes nice too.

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  • 19 May 2012

    alison commented on this recipe

    This sounds lovely, my husband and I are starting to try more vegetarian food so this sounds like a nice lunch dish.

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  • 05 January 2013

    thebeckwholikedtocook rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely recipe, I added celery, spring onion, avocado, beetroot and green cabbage to make a delicious dinner. Also used blue cheese instead of feta. Lovely - take a look for yourself at my instagram pic http://instagram.com/p/UHX-wouAhh/

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  • 28 January 2013

    Alex rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Chucked in some chopped up garlic, red chilli, black olives, cherry tomatoes and red pepper. Adding some paprika really made a difference too. Keeps for days, so useful when batch-cooking lunches for the week.

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  • 29 March 2013

    LAC2626 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Looks delish!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free

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404 kcalories, protein 17g, carbohydrate 44g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1g, sugar 6g, salt 0.68 g

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