Quinoa Salad With Swiss Chard and Radishes
A colorful and flavorful quinoa salad with Swiss chard and radishes makes for an easy, flavorful, and healthy meal any day of the week.
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa 168g
- 2 cups water
- 1 bunch Swiss chard Mine totaled 115g once chopped and the stems removed
- ⅓ cup fresh parsley 20g
- 5 medium to large radishes chopped
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1.5 tablespoon honey 31g
Instructions
- Prepare the quinoa according the package.1 cup uncooked quinoa
- The secret is to bring the water to a boil then weigh out the quinoa to the gram. Add the quinoa to the boiling water, stir, cover, lower to a simmer and then leave it alone! After about 12 minutes you will get perfectly fluffy, cooked quinoa!2 cups water, 1 bunch Swiss chard
- While the quinoa is cooking, prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- Chop the chard ...the parsley and the radishes.⅓ cup fresh parsley, 5 medium to large radishes
- Prepare the dressing by whisking the lemon juice with the oil, salt and honey until everything is dissolved.¼ cup lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, 1.5 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Once the quinoa is done, toss it with the chard and half the parsley.
- The heat from the quinoa will, in essence, cook the chard making it wilt just enough.
- After letting it cool for a minute or 2 add the rest of the parsley, radishes and the dressing.
- Toss to combine all the flavors.
- Pile on a plate and enjoy it sightly warm. Or chill it in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 124mgPotassium: 239mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 775IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg
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