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🥗 Colorful Quinoa Salad with Beetroot, Avocado, and Egg
421 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 200 g Quinoa
- Salt
- 2 Beetroot bulbs (pre-cooked and vacuum-sealed)
- 1 red onion
- 1 large Avocado (250 g)
- 5 g Coriander leaves (1 handful)
- 2 hard-boiled Eggs
- 2 Organic Limes (Zest and Juice)
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- Pepper
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the quinoa in a sieve under cold water.
- 2. Cook the quinoa in salted water for 10 to 12 minutes until it still has a slight bite.
- 3. Drain the quinoa and let it drip dry.
- 4. Take the beetroot bulbs out of the package and catch 2 tablespoons of juice in the process.
- 5. Cut one beetroot into small pieces.
- 6. Puree the other beetroot together with the caught juice in the blender until smooth.
- 7. Peel the onion and cut it into thin strips.
- 8. Halve the avocado and remove the pit.
- 9. Lift the avocado flesh out of the skin and cut it into slices.
- 10. Wash the cilantro and shake it dry.
- 11. Chop some cilantro leaves roughly and keep the rest whole.
- 12. Peel the eggs and halve them.
- 13. Add the beetroot pieces and the puree to the quinoa.
- 14. Add the onion strips, the chopped cilantro, the zest and juice of the limes, and the olive oil.
- 15. Mix everything well and season with salt and pepper.
- 16. Arrange the salad on a plate and place the avocado slices and egg halves on top.
- 17. Sprinkle the remaining whole cilantro leaves over it.
- 18. Serve coarse salt on the side if desired.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 421
- Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 26 g · Carbs: 39 g