QUINOA****Quinoa and Tuna Lunch Bowl

By Unblond1

01/02/15 - I had this for lunch and it was very good but it was huge and I wound up eating only about 2/3 of it. I was tired though, so give it another try before you reduce the quantities.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
• 2 tablespoons minced red onion or shallot
• 1/4 cup oven dried cherry tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil chiffonade
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (or to taste - it needed more)
• 1 cup arugula spinach blend (or just arugula)
• I small can Italian tuna, drained

Preparation

Step 1

Combine olive oil and lemon juice, salt and pepper and mix. Add any dried flavourings here if desired. (Alternately, you could easily go with a prepared vinaigrette - basic red wine, preserved lemon, etc.)

Add in tomatoes, onion and basil and toss to combine. Add quinoa and toss again then add arugula/spinach blend, mix well and plate.

Top with the drained can of tuna, extra freshly ground pepper and Maldon salt.

Calories 489.2
Total Fat 24.8 g
Saturated Fat 3.9 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 10.1 g
Cholesterol 43.8 mg
Sodium 718.0 mg
Potassium 763.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate 42.4 g
Dietary Fiber 5.9 g
Sugars 5.9 g
Protein 28.7 g