Chargrilled Turkey & Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
- 200g quinoa
- 1/2 cucumber cut into 1cm chunks
- 175g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
- handful parsley, roughly chopped
- 1 tbspn olive oil, plus 1 tsp
- juice of one lemon
- 4 x 150g turkey steaks
- 1 and 1/2 tbspn tahini paste
- 1 and 1/2 tbspn low fat yoghurt
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/2 tsp honey
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For the dressing:
Directions
Tip the quinoa into a saucepan and pour over 600ml water. Cover with a lid and bring to the boil. Turn down and simmer until the water has evaporated (just as you’d cook rice) – about 20 mins. Take off the lid and leave to cool while you prepare the turkey and salad.
Tip the cucumber, tomatoes, spring onions and herbs into a large mixing bowl. Pour over 1 tbsp olive oil and lemon juice, season well and mix everything together.
Heat a griddle pan and, when smoking hot, rub the turkey steaks with 1 tsp olive oil. Cook for about 5 mins on each side, depending on thickness. Stir together all the dressing ingredients along with 3 tbsp water. Toss the quinoa together with the salad and arrange on plates. Cut the turkey into thick slices, pile up on the quinoa and drizzle over the dressing.
Serves 4.
Nutritional Information: 401 cals, protein 46g, carbs 31g, fat 11g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g
