HERBY QUINOA, FETA & POMEGRANATE SALAD

Herby quinoa, feta & pomegranate salad image

A Middle Eastern-style meze bowl with healthy grains, parsley, mint and coriander

Provided by Sarah Cook

Time 25m

Yield Serves 4 or 6-8 as a side

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

300g quinoa
1 red onion, finely chopped
85g raisins or sultana
100g feta cheese, crumbled
200g pomegranate seeds from tub or fruit
85g toasted pine nuts or toasted flaked almonds
small pack each coriander, flat leaf parsley and mint, roughly chopped
juice 3 lemon
1 tsp sugar

Steps:

Cook the quinoa following pack instructions - it should be tender but with a little bite. Drain well and spread over a platter or wide, shallow bowl to cool quickly and steam dry.
When the quinoa is just about cool stir through all of the remaining ingredients with plenty of seasoning.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279 calories, Fat 11.9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2.4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33.2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15.6 grams sugar, Fiber 1.2 grams fiber, Protein 9.5 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium