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A fresh, healthy salad made with quinoa, canned smoked tuna slices, cherry tomatoes & feta cheese —A Splash of Vanilla
Ingredients
- Lemon Dressing
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20 milliliters
lemon juice
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2.5 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
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2.5 tablespoons
Greek yoghurt
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1/2 teaspoon
lemon zest, finely grated
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1/2 teaspoon
honey, agave syrup or brown rice syrup
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Sea salt & black pepper, to taste
- Salad
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1/3 cup
quinoa, rinsed and drained
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4.5 ounces
can smoked tuna slices in oil, drained and flaked
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14 ounces
coloured cherry tomatoes, halved
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6
radishes, sliced
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1 handful
Handful Continental parsley, basil, spring onions, chopped
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2 ounces
reduced fat feta cheese, cubed
Directions
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For dressing:
Add all ingredients to a glass jar and shake to combine. Set aside.
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Add 1/3 cup of quinoa and 2/3 cup of water to a small saucepan and bring just to the boil on high heat, covered. Once boiling, turn down to low and continue to simmer covered, for around 15 minutes, or until all the water is absorbed. Remove saucepan from the heat and fluff quinoa with a fork then set aside to cool a bit.
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Add the quinoa, tuna, cherry tomatoes, radish and herbs to two plates and crumble over the feta cheese. Drizzle over the dressing and season further if you like.
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