Warm quinoa salad with grilled halloumi

Warm quinoa salad with grilled halloumi

This iron-rich, veggie dish is a great source of iron and uses gluten-free quinoa for an extra dose of protein

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 3

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a medium saucepan. Cook the onion and pepper for a few mins, then add the quinoa and cook for a further 3 mins. Add the stock, cover and turn the heat down to a simmer. Cook for 15 mins or until soft, then stir through half the parsley. Heat the grill.
  2. Meanwhile, mix the lemon zest and juice with the remaining parsley and oil, and a large pinch of sugar and salt. Grill the halloumi until both sides are golden and crisp. Serve the salad with the grilled halloumi and the dressing poured over everything.
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HEALTHY BENEFITS

Quinoa is brilliant for vegetarians as it contains good levels of protein. It is gluten-free and also an excellent source of calcium, iron and B vitamins.

PER SERVING

603 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 1g, sugar 7g, salt 3.1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012.

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  • 04 January 2012

    Bertiesu rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very simple and flavoursome dish. I had never tried Quinoa before this but it is delicious and the lemony dressing compliments the halloumi very well. Even my 'a meal without meat is not a meal' boyfriend loved this dish! We replaced the roast peppers with sundried tomatoes though as that's what we had left over and even so it was great!

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  • 28 January 2012

    Mandinga rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quite nice but I thought the lemon was a little over-powering and made it a little one-dimensional. Next time I'll probably add some more roasted veg (courgettes, aubergine, tomato), reduce the lemon juice in the dressing, maybe substitute with some balsamic, and add some garlic. The vegetable stock also masked the flavour of the quinoa and peppers so I'd either make it a very light stock or just use water next time.

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  • 19 March 2012

    verushka80 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved the recipe! Even my (at times picky!) husband loved it. I added some shopped chives as a garnish and to the dressing and it gave it a nice fresh flavour. I do agree with the previous review on the amount of lemon juice, next time I will add less.

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  • 02 April 2012

    solskin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    You have got to make this dish, flavoursome and delicious!

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  • 03 April 2012

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I quite liked this, but my quinoa took a lot longer to cook and absorb the stock than 15mins which meant that all the veggies were stodgy. Might well try again and assemble seperate componants at the last minute.

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  • 13 April 2012

    Laura rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was very tasty, I actually liked the dressing as described although I added a sneaky clove of garlic. However, I did feel like there was a lot of quinoa in ratio to the other ingredients I agree that adding some more roasted veg would balance it a bit more and also make the dish go further which is never a bad thing. I also took the advice to just use water rather than stock. Would certainly make this again especially as it works really well for lunch the next day with a few salad leaves.

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    19 May 2012

    Pam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I enjoyed this and felt it was a healthy lunch option. I added cherry tomatoes, watercress and avocado at the end, and these went really well with the cooked ingredients.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 3

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free

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PER SERVING

603 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 1g, sugar 7g, salt 3.1 g

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