Beet and Quinoa Salad
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
35 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 15 min.
Ready in
Calories:
283
calories
Calories
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Nutritional values
This nutritious salad is rich in powerful plant protein thanks to the quinoa.
You can replace the quinoa with another grain like bulgur or brown rice.
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 283 kcal | (13 %) | ||
Protein | 8.58 g | (9 %) | ||
Fat | 13.51 g | (12 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 34.17 g | (23 %) | ||
Sugar added | 1.83 g | (7 %) | ||
Roughage | 7.87 g | (26 %) |
more nutritional values
Vitamin A | 16.34 mg | (2,043 %) | ||
Vitamin D | 0.01 μg | (0 %) | ||
Vitamin E | 3.46 mg | (29 %) | ||
Vitamin B₁ | 0.14 mg | (14 %) | ||
Vitamin B₂ | 0.32 mg | (29 %) | ||
Niacin | 2.67 mg | (22 %) | ||
Vitamin B₆ | 0.22 mg | (16 %) | ||
Folate | 195.7 μg | (65 %) | ||
Pantothenic acid | 0.31 mg | (5 %) | ||
Biotin | 7.52 μg | (17 %) | ||
Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.1 μg | (3 %) | ||
Vitamin C | 15.54 mg | (16 %) | ||
Potassium | 749.64 mg | (19 %) | ||
Calcium | 106.58 mg | (11 %) | ||
Magnesium | 110.73 mg | (37 %) | ||
Iron | 2.76 mg | (18 %) | ||
Zinc | 1.66 mg | (21 %) | ||
Saturated fatty acids | 1.94 g | |||
Cholesterol | 4.77 mg |
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 21 ounces small Beets
- 1.333 cups Quinoa
- 0.333 cup almonds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- ⅜ cup Yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Horseradish (jar)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 sprigs mint (leaves removed)
- 2 tablespoons Currants
Preparation steps
1.
Steam the beetroot for around 40 minutes.
2.
Rinse the quinoa in a sieve and then add to a pot of boiling salt water for around 10 minutes. Drain.
3.
Peel the beetroot and leave to cool.
4.
Dry roast the almonds and the fennel seeds in a hot pan. Dust with the icing sugar and allow to caramelise slightly. Remove from the pan and leave to cool, then chop.
5.
To make the dressing mix together the yogurt, mayonnaise, horseradish, lemon juice, salt and ground black pepper (and a little water if desired) and season to taste.
6.
Cut the beetroot into wedges, arrange on plates with the quinoa and sprinkle with the nut and seed mixture. Drizzle with the dressing and serve garnished with mint.