Quinoa Avocado Veg Healthy Office Salad
by Tarla Dalal
Here’s one more mind-blowing way to include healthy quinoa in your diet.
A lunch salad made of cooked quinoa, sprouts, avocado, yummy veggies and mushroom, this salad has a scrumptious mouth-feel and a colourful, attractive appearance.
Tossed with a lemon and garlic dressing, it also has a vibrant flavour that takes it beyond the plane of commonness. What’s more, this extraordinary Quinoa Avocado Veg Healthy Office Salad is also bursting with good health!
Quinoa is rich in fibre and protein . Being a whole grain, it keeps you full and does not cause your blood sugar levels to surge.
Avocado is loaded with good healthy fat, while other ingredients are rich in antioxidants that prevent major diseases.
Keep the dressing in a separate box, and mix it together with the salad just before eating your lunch.
Quinoa Avocado Veg Healthy Office Salad recipe - How to make Quinoa Avocado Veg Healthy Office Salad
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 1 servings
1/4 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup riped avocado cubes
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1/2 cup coloured capsicum cubes
1/4 cup mushroom (khumbh) cubes
1/4 cup cherry tomato halves
1 cup iceberg lettuce , torn into pieces
1 tbsp alfalfa sprouts
1 tsp olive oil
sea salt (khada namak) to taste
To Be Mixed Into A Dressing
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp grated garlic (lehsun)
sea salt (khada namak) to taste
- Method
- Heat the olive oil in a griller pan or a broad non-stick pan, add the zucchini and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the coloured capsicum and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the mushroom and little sea salt and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Cool put in a lunch box, along with other ingredients. It can be taken to work with a dressing in a separate small container.
- Just before eating, mix the dressing and toss well. Eat immediately.
| Energy | 459 cal |
| Protein | 7.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 22 g |
| Fiber | 6.9 g |
| Fat | 38.9 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 1456.4 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 128.6 mg |
| Folic Acid | 35.9 mcg |
| Calcium | 106.6 mg |
| Iron | 4.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 60.1 mg |
| Potassium | 345.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
Loved this healthy salad. Great to take to work as its a meal by itself.