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Quinoa salad with avocado mayo

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Quinoa salad with avocado mayo

Name: Quinoa salad with avocado mayo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 70g quinoa; 75g avocado halved and stoned; 1 small garlic clove finely grated; ½ tsp mustard powder; 1 lemon juiced and half zested; 198g can sweetcorn drained; 160g cherry tomatoes halved; 2 x 5cm chunks cucumber diced; 2 spring onions finely sliced; 2 tbsp chopped mint; 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds; 100g cooked chicken (optional)

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 18 mins

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Easy to put together and full of flavour, this healthy lunch option proides iron, folate, vitamin C and fibre. Make it vegetarian by leaving out the chicken

Gluten-free

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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70g quinoa
75g avocado

halved and stoned
1 small garlic clove

finely grated
½ tsp mustard powder
1 lemon

juiced and half zested
198g can sweetcorn

drained
160g cherry tomatoes

halved
2 x 5cm chunks cucumber

diced
2 spring onions

finely sliced
2 tbsp chopped mint
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
100g cooked chicken

(optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal507
fat23g
saturates4g
carbs40g
sugars12g
fibre11g
protein30g
salt0.13g

Method

step 1

Put the quinoa in a pan of boiling water and simmer for about 18 mins until the grains burst. Tip into a sieve and rinse under cold water.
step 2

Meanwhile, scoop the avocado into a bowl and add the garlic, mustard and 2 tbsp lemon juice, then blitz with a hand blender or in a food processor until smooth. Add 1-2 tbsp cold water if it's too thick.
step 3

Stir the lemon zest into the quinoa, along with the corn, salad vegetables, mint and pumpkin seeds, then flavour with a little more lemon juice. Tip onto plates or into containers. Top with the chicken, if using, and spoon over the avocado mayo.

RECIPE TIPS

NUTRITION WITHOUT CHICKEN

If you're serving this as a vegetarian dish without the chicken, the nutrition per serving is: 433 kcals, 21g fat, 4g saturated fat, 40g carbohydrates, 12g sugars, 11g fibre, 15g protein, 0.06g salt.

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