Quinoa, Tomato, Green Onion Side Salad

vegetarian
vegan
glutenFree
dairyFree
veryHealthy
Health score
90%
Quinoa, Tomato, Green Onion Side Salad
45 min.
2
396kcal
41.46%sweetness
71.86%saltiness
100%sourness
77.85%bitterness
36.45%savoriness
44.86%fattiness
0%spiciness

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cupspring onionminced
  • 0.5 optional: lemon
  • Tbsolive oil
  • 0.8 cupquinoauncooked
  • servingssalt and pepper
  • medium sizetomatoes
  • 1.5 cupswater

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Put your quinoa and your water in a pan.
  2. Heat over medium heat until bubbling, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for about 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.While your quinoa is cooking, get out and wash your green onions and tomatoes. Chop them roughly.Chop a lemon in half and squeeze one half's juice into a bowl, picking out the seeds.
  3. Let your quinoa cool. A little warm is fine.
  4. Add olive oil, lemon juice, and tomatoes and green onions to the pan. Stir.
  5. Add salt and pepper to your liking.
  6. Serve chilled

Nutrition Facts

Calories396kcal
Protein10.63%
Fat40.27%
Carbs49.1%

Properties

Glycemic Index
47.75
Glycemic Load
2.09
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
23.927826086957%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
5.77mg
Hesperetin
7.53mg
Naringenin
0.98mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.53mg
Kaempferol
0.46mg
Myricetin
0.29mg
Quercetin
3.69mg

Taste

Sweetness:
41.46%
Saltiness:
71.86%
Sourness:
100%
Bitterness:
77.85%
Savoriness:
36.45%
Fattiness:
44.86%
Spiciness:
0%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:396.33kcal
19.82%
Fat:18.24g
28.07%
Saturated Fat:2.44g
15.22%
Carbohydrates:50.04g
16.68%
Net Carbohydrates:42.69g
15.52%
Sugar:4.49g
4.99%
Cholesterol:0mg
0%
Sodium:216.82mg
9.43%
Protein:10.84g
21.68%
Manganese:1.48mg
74.24%
Vitamin K:69.9µg
66.57%
Vitamin C:35.86mg
43.47%
Folate:154.72µg
38.68%
Magnesium:148.06mg
37.01%
Phosphorus:334.43mg
33.44%
Vitamin E:4.41mg
29.42%
Fiber:7.34g
29.38%
Vitamin A:1288.71IU
25.77%
Copper:0.51mg
25.4%
Vitamin B6:0.45mg
22.29%
Potassium:756.86mg
21.62%
Iron:3.86mg
21.43%
Vitamin B1:0.3mg
19.97%
Zinc:2.32mg
15.45%
Vitamin B2:0.25mg
14.79%
Vitamin B3:1.86mg
9.29%
Selenium:5.68µg
8.11%
Calcium:72.87mg
7.29%
Vitamin B5:0.67mg
6.72%
Source:Foodista