Chargrilled turkey with quinoa tabbouleh & tahini dressing

Chargrilled turkey with quinoa tabbouleh & tahini dressing

This superhealthy supper is packed full of vibrant and fresh ingredients

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  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.
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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 46.0g, carbohydrate 31.0g, fat 11.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 6.0g, salt 0.24 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2009.

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  • 27 October 2009

    thynk2much rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was an absolutely perfect light dinner. The nutty/veggie quinoa taste really made it something out of the ordinary.

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  • 10 January 2010

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  • 18 April 2010

    Kim Sasser commented on this recipe

    My husband and I tried this and loved it. Very easy, very tasty, and very healthy.

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  • 23 May 2010

    VIZaVI rated and commented on this recipe

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    simply delicious! would make it over and over again. thanks for sharing!

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  • 05 July 2010

    CarolineG rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really lovely! I have made this for friends as well as for the family and everyone has really enjoyed it. The quinoa makes it a substantial dish.

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    Lau rated and commented on this recipe

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    it was nice, but tasted a bit bland to me

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  • 27 February 2011

    Joelle23 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty. Particularly loved the sauce. Lovely ingredients for a salad. We added a bit of left over sweetcorn and some capers too.

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  • 05 January 2012

    shengxuen25a commented on this recipe

    www.machineryandequipment.org according to the structure there is two type

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  • 12 January 2012

    inspiration rated and commented on this recipe

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    we love this recipe and have used it loads

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  • 23 September 2012

    Despina rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I'm a big fan of quinoa so was excited to try this. Although it made a nice meal, I don't think it is something I will be making again.

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  • 26 January 2013

    Katsuya rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty. Couldn't find tahini paste anywhere so used peanut butter instead, which worked surprisingly well.

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  • 14 May 2013

    Andi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I really liked this one but tweaked it a little bit. Used halloumi instead of turkey and put it on a bed on salad leaves. I loved the tahini dressing. A nice change from the Jamie Oliver halloumi tabbouleh salad that I usually make. Next time I think I will add chopped fresh red chillies to the tabbouleh. Also made this in the afternoon while the kids were at school and then just cooked the halloumi and put it together at dinner time. Really easy!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

FOR THE TAHINI DRESSING

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401 kcalories, protein 46.0g, carbohydrate 31.0g, fat 11.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 6.0g, salt 0.24 g

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