Chargrilled turkey with quinoa tabbouleh & tahini dressing

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1. Tip the quinoa into a saucepan and pour over 600ml water. Cover with a lid and bring to the boil. Turn down and simmer until the water has evaporated (just as you'd cook rice) - about 20 mins. Take off the lid and leave to cool while you prepare the turkey and salad.
2. Tip the cucumber, tomatoes, spring onions and herbs into a large mixing bowl. Pour over 1 tbsp olive oil and lemon juice, season well and mix everything together.
3. Heat a griddle pan and, when smoking hot, rub the turkey steaks with 1 tsp olive oil. Cook for about 5 mins on each side, depending on thickness. Stir together all the dressing ingredients along with 3 tbsp water. Toss the quinoa together with the salad and arrange on plates. Cut the turkey into thick slices, pile up on the quinoa and drizzle over the dressing.

Tahini

Tahini, a paste made from ground sesame seeds, is often used in Middle Eastern cooking. You'll find it in specialist shops and larger supermarkets.

401 kcalories, protein 46g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, salt 0.24 g

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Ingredients

• 200g quinoa
• ½ cucumber , cut into 1cm chunks
• 175g cherry tomatoes , halved
• 3 spring onions , finely sliced
• handful parsley , roughly chopped
• handful coriander , roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil , plus 1 tsp
• juice 1 lemon
• 4 turkey steaks

FOR THE TAHINI DRESSING

• 1½ tbsp tahini paste
• 1½ tbsp low-fat yogurt
• juice ½ lemon
• ½ garlic clove, crushed
• ½ tsp clear honey

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 20 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

• 200g quinoa
• ½ cucumber , cut into 1cm chunks
• 175g cherry tomatoes , halved
• 3 spring onions , finely sliced
• handful parsley , roughly chopped
• handful coriander , roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil , plus 1 tsp
• juice 1 lemon
• 4 turkey steaks

FOR THE TAHINI DRESSING

• 1½ tbsp tahini paste
• 1½ tbsp low-fat yogurt
• juice ½ lemon
• ½ garlic clove, crushed
• ½ tsp clear honey

401 kcalories, protein 46g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, salt 0.24 g

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