Photo: Anna Pelzer
Black Quinoa Salad with Lemon, Avocado and Pistachios
14 ingredients
Serves 4.
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Cookbook author Deborah Madison couldn’t resist pairing a big bunch of quinoa greens with quinoa itself for this salad. But because quinoa greens are rarely seen, another green in the same family—beet, chard, quelite, amaranth, spinach—can be used in their stead. They taste very similar to one another.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1083
Calories
37g
Protein
72g
Fat
79g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Avocado | 1 medium (150g) | 240 |
| Quinoa | 1 cup cooked (185g) | 222 |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Pistachio | 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) | 159 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Feta Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Beet | 1/2 cup (85g) | 35 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Chives | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Chard | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup black quinoa
- Scant 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 8 oz. or more greens, such as quinoa, beet greens, quelites or
- chard, cooked, drained and finely chopped
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
- 3 Tbs. olive oil, plus more as needed
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- Sea salt, to taste
- 10 fresh mint leaves, slivered
- A heaping 1 Tbs. finely sliced fresh chives
- 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and sliced crosswise
- Crumbled feta, ricotta salata or smoked ricotta for serving
- Pistachio nuts, coarsely chopped, for serving
Directions
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