High protein lunch recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has quinoa, olive oil, shallot, tarragon, lentil, cucumber, feta cheese, spring onion, orange and white wine vinegar.
Quinoa, lentil & feta salad
Course: High protein lunch
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 1 tsp olive oil
- Spring Onion: 6 spring onions, thinly sliced
- Feta Cheese: 100g feta cheese, crumbled
- Cucumber: 1/4 cucumber, lightly peeled and diced
- White Wine Vinegar: 1 tbsp red or white wine vinegar
- Shallot: 1 shallot or 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- Orange: zest and juice 1 orange
- Lentil: 14oz 400g can Puy or green lentils rinsed and drained
- Tarragon: 2 tbsp tarragon, roughly chopped
- Quinoa: 200g quinoa
Directions
- Cook the quinoa in a large pan of boiling water for 10-15 mins until tender, drain well, then set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small pan, then cook the shallot or onion for a few mins until softened. Add the tarragon, stir well, then remove from the heat.
- Stir the softened shallot and tarragon into the cooled quinoa along with the lentils, cucumber, feta, spring onions, orange zest and juice and vinegar. Toss well together and chill until ready to serve.
