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Caprese salad with quinoa

Caprese salad with quinoa served on an oval plate

Caprese salad with quinoa

Name: Caprese salad with quinoa
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a side or 2 as a main
Ingredients: 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 250g cooked quinoa; 60g baby spinach shredded; ½ cucumber diced; small bunch of basil leaves torn; 125g buffalo mozzarella drained and sliced; 3 large vine tomatoes at room temperature, sliced

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Serves 4 as a side or 2 as a main

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

No cook

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Enjoy this colourful salad as a main meal, or side with grilled fish or chicken. With mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, it's full of the flavours of Italy

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
250g cooked quinoa
60g baby spinach

shredded
½ cucumber

diced
small bunch of basil

leaves torn
125g buffalo mozzarella

drained and sliced
3 large vine tomatoes

at room temperature, sliced

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Nutrition: Per serving (4)

kcal358
fat25g
saturates7g
carbs21g
sugars5g
fibre5g
protein11g
salt0.4g

Method

step 1

Whisk the oil and vinegar with some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Tip the quinoa into another bowl, stir in the spinach, cucumber and half the basil. Mix in half the dressing and tip onto a serving platter.
step 2

Top the salad with the mozzarella, tomatoes and remaining basil leaves. Grind over some black pepper and drizzle with the rest of the dressing.

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