Quinoa Salad with Apple
Quinoa Salad with Apple - Fruity and spicy one-pot dish that's super for takeout
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Nutritional values
IN FORM and the German Nutrition Society (DGE) have provided this recipe with the logo "Recommended by IN FORM". This logo provides guidance to consumers for a balanced diet. Only healthy recipes that meet all the specified criteria are allowed to carry this logo. Further information on the project "Tested IN FORM recipes" can be found here.
The orange color of the Carrots is provided by carotenoids. These secondary plant compounds can be converted into vitamin A, which is important for eyes and skin.
The salad can also be prepared vegan without any effort: Simply replace the honey with the same amount of agave syrup.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 491 cal. | (23 %) | ||
| Protein | 14 g | (14 %) | ||
| Fat | 18 g | (16 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 60 g | (40 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 4 g | (16 %) | ||
| Roughage | 12.9 g | (43 %) |
| Vitamin A | 1.7 mg | (213 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 8.7 mg | (73 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 29.9 μg | (50 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.8 mg | (80 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.1 mg | (9 %) | ||
| Niacin | 5.9 mg | (49 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.6 mg | (43 %) | ||
| Folate | 136 μg | (45 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1.2 mg | (20 %) | ||
| Biotin | 17.2 μg | (38 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 60 mg | (63 %) | ||
| Potassium | 1,230 mg | (31 %) | ||
| Calcium | 171 mg | (17 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 195 mg | (65 %) | ||
| Iron | 5.2 mg | (35 %) | ||
| Iodine | 41 μg | (21 %) | ||
| Zinc | 3.6 mg | (45 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 2.4 g | |||
| Uric acid | 91 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 27 g |
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 5 ¼ ozs Quinoa
- 16 ozs Vegetable broth
- 4 Tbsps lemon juice
- 2 Tbsps White vinegar
- salt
- white peppers
- 1 tsp honey
- ½ tsp Mustard
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 2 carrots
- 1 Apple
- 2 scallions
- 1 small Romaine lettuce
- 1 handful Fresh herbs (parsley, dill)
- 2 Tbsps Sunflower seed
Preparation steps
Rinse quinoa in a sieve. Then cook in the boiling vegetable broth for about 15 minutes on low heat. Then leave to cool.
Meanwhile, whisk lemon juice with vinegar, salt, pepper, honey, mustard and oil.
Clean, peel, wash and grate carrots. Wash and core the apple, cut into strips and mix with carrots and dressing.
Clean the spring onions, wash and cut into narrow rings or chop. Clean lettuce, wash and cut into narrow strips. Wash herbs, shake dry and pluck finely.
Loosen quinoa and mix with carrots, green onions, apple and lettuce strips. Season again with salt and pepper, divide among plates and decorate with herbs and seeds.
