Written by Catherine Saxelby
on Monday, 28 April 2014.
Tagged: ancient grains, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, grains, healthy cooking, healthy recipes, high fibre, low fat, low GI, low salt, quinoa, salad, vegetarian, wheat-free, whole grain, whole grains
Use quinoa as the base but enliven it with the stronger flavours of cranberries, mint, parsley, onion and pistachio nuts. It's a winner!
900 kilojoules (215 calories), 12g fat (including 2g saturated fat), 20g carbohydrate (including 10g sugars), 4g fibre and 20mg sodium.
If you haven’t cranberries, use currants or sultanas.
Instead of pistachios, other nuts can be used – almonds or pecans are nice. Sunflower seeds also work well here.
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