Quinoa salad bowl

quinoa salad bowl

This weight loss recipe is a salad bowl that is packed full of important nutrients and low GI ingredients.

The dressing uses the freshest ingredients that compliment each other beautifully and transform this salad from a side dish to a complete meal in its own right.

Ideal for work lunches, or light days. We know that you are going to adore this salad bowl recipe.

Serves 1

Ingredients

1 zucchini, sliced into spirals

1/2 cup cooked quinoa

5 cherry tomatoes, halved

1 cup baby rocket leaves

1 tbsp pepitas

1 tbsp desiccated coconut

1/4 yellow capsicum, sliced into strips

1/4 red capsicum, sliced into strips

Dressing:

1 clove garlic, roughly chopped

1 red chilli, roughly chopped

Zest and juice from 1/2 lemon

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 tabslespoons fresh chopped mint

1 tbsp natural yoghurt

Method

1: Prepare salad ingredients, toss together in a large bowl and top with pepitas, quinoa, and coconut.

2: Blend together ingredients for the dressing, and either set aside in a small container for later, or drizzle over salad contents to enjoy immediately.

Nutrition

Cal      kJ       Fat   Sat fat   Carbs    Sugar    Protein

550   2294    34.2    8.8       36.1        13.6       15.4