Super Green Tahini Quinoa – give yourself a fighting chance!

Name: Super Green Tahini Quinoa – give yourself a fighting chance!
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; juice and zest of 1 lemon; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 70 g light tahini; ² tsp sea salt 1 x 400 g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 200 g red or white quinoa, rinsed unless otherwise stated on packet; 15 g picked flat-leaf parsley leaves; 200 g sugar snap peas, halved on the diagonal; 50 g pea shoots; 100 g sunflower seeds; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 50 g rocket; 100 g pumpkin seeds; 25 g picked mint leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Salads

By Fi Buchanan

Published 2023

About

Quinoa is one of the kitchen good guys. You can cook it in big batches and refrigerate or freeze the cooked grain so it’s there when you need it, and it’s rich in protein, fibre and B vitamins. Most quinoa is pre-rinsed so there’s no need to worry about that step unless the packet instructions tell you to do it.

Ingredients

200 g red or white quinoa, rinsed unless otherwise stated on packet
² tsp sea salt

April
Spring
Winter
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Add the quinoa to a medium saucepan with 375 ml of water, bring to a boil then turn down to simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes or until the water has evaporated and you can see a little white tail on each grain. Set aside to cool and let the grains fluff for 5 minutes, then sprinkle in the sea s