Quinoa with Salmon and Swiss Chard

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Very Healthy
Health score
85%
Quinoa with Salmon and Swiss Chard
60 min.
4
392kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cloves garlic minced
  • pinch ground pepper black
  • tablespoons juice of lemon 
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  •  onion diced
  • cup quinoa uncooked
  • 0.8 pound salmon fillet 
  • servings salt to taste
  • bunch swiss chard cut into 1/2-inch-wide ribbons
  • cups vegetable broth 
  • 0.5 cup water as needed to cover
  • cup white wine 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • sauce pan

Directions

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  2. Stir quinoa into onion mixture until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes.
  3. Pour vegetable broth into quinoa mixture. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, heat salmon, white wine, and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until salmon is cooked through and easily flaked with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes; drain.
  5. Transfer salmon to a plate and flake fish meat; discard skin and set salmon aside.
  6. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  7. Stir Swiss chard and lemon juice into garlic until Swiss chard begins to soften, about 2 minutes; remove from heat.
  8. Gently fold flaked salmon and chard into the cooked quinoa. Season with salt and black pepper.

Nutrition Facts

Calories392kcal
Protein28.16%
Fat29.95%
Carbs41.89%

Properties

Glycemic Index
45.25
Glycemic Load
2.13
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
35.84434778794%

Flavonoids

Malvidin
0.04mg
Catechin
1.59mg
Epicatechin
0.33mg
Eriodictyol
0.37mg
Hesperetin
1.33mg
Naringenin
0.33mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Isorhamnetin
1.38mg
Kaempferol
4.54mg
Myricetin
2.36mg
Quercetin
7.31mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:392.38kcal
19.62%
Fat:11.68g
17.96%
Saturated Fat:1.66g
10.35%
Carbohydrates:36.74g
12.25%
Net Carbohydrates:32.03g
11.65%
Sugar:3.77g
4.19%
Cholesterol:46.78mg
15.59%
Sodium:869.07mg
37.79%
Alcohol:6.18g
100%
Alcohol %:1.74%
100%
Protein:24.69g
49.39%
Vitamin K:625.02µg
595.26%
Vitamin A:4878.52IU
97.57%
Manganese:1.29mg
64.37%
Vitamin B6:1.06mg
53.1%
Selenium:35.75µg
51.07%
Vitamin B12:2.7µg
45.08%
Magnesium:179.06mg
44.76%
Phosphorus:420.53mg
42.05%
Vitamin B3:7.75mg
38.73%
Vitamin C:27.91mg
33.82%
Vitamin B2:0.55mg
32.06%
Copper:0.62mg
31.08%
Potassium:1037.16mg
29.63%
Folate:117.34µg
29.33%
Vitamin B1:0.4mg
26.38%
Iron:4.25mg
23.6%
Vitamin E:2.98mg
19.84%
Vitamin B5:1.95mg
19.52%
Fiber:4.7g
18.81%
Zinc:2.28mg
15.17%
Calcium:84.47mg
8.45%
Source:Allrecipes