Photo: Anna Pelzer
Warm Middle Eastern Quinoa Salad
23 ingredients
5 min + 20 min
4
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A warm Middle Eastern-inspired quinoa salad with lots of chickpeas, butternut squash, kale, dried apricots, currants and warm spices. Such a satisfying and tasty vegan delight!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
750
Calories
21g
Protein
24g
Fat
120g
Carbs
Counts 16 of 20 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Quinoa | 1 cup cooked (185g) | 222 |
| Chickpea | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 134 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Blueberry | 1 cup (148g) | 84 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Truffle | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | 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 dash FOR THE SALAD:
- 1 can Truffle Infused Olive Oil
- 1 pound (28 Oz. Size) Chickpeas, Drained But With Half The Liquid Reserved
- 3 cups Butternut Squash, Diced
- 1 cup Packed Kale Leaves, Roughly Chopped
- 1 cup Dried Apricots
- ½ teaspoons Currants
- 2 pinches Minced Garlic
- ½ teaspoons Truffle Sea Salt
- ½ teaspoons Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoons Nutmeg
- ½ teaspoons Turmeric
- 1 cup Coriander
- 1 dash Chopped Walnuts
- ¼ cups Blueberry Balsamic Vinegar
- ¼ cups Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 cups Vegetable Stock
- ¼ teaspoons Chopped Fresh Cilantro, For Garnish (optional)
- ¼ teaspoons FOR THE QUINOA:
- ¼ teaspoons Vegetable Stock
- ¼ teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1 pinch Nutmeg
- 1 cup Turmeric
Directions
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By tastykitchen ·
Recipe sourced from
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