Just as the title says this recipe is fresh and quick to make. Just a few chops of the ingredients, toast of the seeds, cook the quinoa, and combine for a light but nutrient dense meal. Little mess, no fuss goodness.
This recipe is a featured favourite in our Seasonal Renew Program – our 5-day online guided cleanse for self-healing.
Quinoa
Quinoa is one of the world’s most popular health foods. Quinoa is gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain sufficient amounts of all nine essential amino acids.
It is also high in fibre, magnesium, B vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin E and various beneficial antioxidants.
This is the nutrient content in 1 cup (185 grams) of cooked quinoa:
- Protein: 8 grams.
- Fiber: 5 grams.
- Manganese: 58% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA).
- Magnesium: 30% of the RDA.
- Phosphorus: 28% of the RDA.
- Folate: 19% of the RDA.
- Copper: 18% of the RDA.
- Iron: 15% of the RDA.
- Zinc: 13% of the RDA.
- Potassium 9% of the RDA.
- Over 10% of the RDA for vitamins B1, B2 and B6.
- Small amounts of calcium, B3 (niacin) and vitamin E.
Fresh Quinoa Bowl Recipe
Time needed: 30 minutes.
Serving size: 1
You can easily multiply this recipe if you are sharing.
Ingredients:
30g dry of white quinoa
20g of celery
12g of finely sliced cucumber
1 tbsp of finely chopped red onion
1 tbsp corn (canned is fine)
1 tbsp hulled and toasted pumpkin seeds
1 tsp of hulled and toasted sunflower seeds
2 tsp of walnut oil
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Big pinch of dried oregano
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Pepper pinch
Directions:
- Cook the quinoa according to package directions. Fluff with a fork and set aside to cool
- Chop celery and red onion finely
- Slice cucumber finely
- Toast the pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in a hot, dry pan, stirring frequently, until they start to pop and brown
- Mix everything in a bowl, with the walnut oil, lemon juice, oregano, and salt
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P.S. If you are looking for another free taste of the Seasonal Renew, try the Baked Pumpkin and Mushroom recipe. This one is for the bigger appetites. It's also simple but packed with flavour and heartiness.