Herbed Quinoa

Herbed Quinoa
Fat 35% Carbs 53% Protein 12%
Percent Calories

1 serving of herbed quinoa contains 209 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 53% carbs, 35% fat, and 12% protein. This is a good source of magnesium (20% of your Daily Value) and vitamin k (20% of your Daily Value).

Makes
6 servings
Prep Time
35 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes

Ingredients

  • Quinoa

    Uncooked

    1 ½ cup or 255g

  • Olive oil

    Salad or cooking

    2 ½ tbsp or 34g

  • Scallions

    Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

    4 medium or 60g

  • Thyme

    Fresh

    1 tsp or 0.8g

Directions

  1. Thinly slice the scallions.
  2. Rinse quinoa in 5 changes of water in a bowl, rubbing grains and letting them settle before pouring off water (if quinoa does not settle, drain in a large fine sieve after each rinse).
  3. Cook quinoa in a large saucepan of boiling salted water 10 minutes. Drain in sieve and rinse under cold water.
  4. Set sieve with quinoa over saucepan filled with 1 1/2 inches boiling water (sieve should not touch water) and steam quinoa, covered with a kitchen towel and lid, until fluffy and dry, 10 to 12 minutes. (Check water level in pan occasionally, adding water if necessary.)
  5. Toss quinoa with oil and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Cool, then toss with scallion and thyme.

Nutrition Facts

For 1 serving of herbed quinoa (58g)

Nutrient Value %DV
Calories 209
Fats 8g 11%
Saturated fats 1g 5%
Trans fats 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 0.2%
Carbs 28g 10%
Net carbs 25g
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 0.2g
Protein 6g
Calcium 28mg 3%
Iron 2mg 27%
Potassium 268mg 6%
Vitamin D 0μg 0%
Vitamins and Minerals
Alpha carotene 0μg
Beta carotene 67μg
Caffeine 0mg
Choline 30mg 6%
Copper 0.3mg 28%
Fluoride 0μg
Folate (B9) 85μg 21%
Lycopene 0μg
Magnesium 86mg 20%
Manganese 1mg 38%
Niacin 1mg 4%
Pantothenic acid 0.3mg 7%
Phosphorus 198mg 28%
Retinol 0μg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.1mg 11%
Selenium 4μg 7%
Theobromine 0mg
Thiamine 0.2mg 13%
Vitamin A IU 112IU
Vitamin A 6μg 1%
Vitamin B12 0μg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 17%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Vitamin D IU 0IU
Vitamin D2 0μg
Vitamin D3 0μg
Vitamin E 2mg 13%
Vitamin K 24μg 20%
Zinc 1mg 12%
Sugars
Sugar 0.2g
Sucrose 0g
Glucose 0g
Fructose 0g
Lactose 0g
Maltose 0g
Galactose 0g
Starch 22g
Fats
Saturated fats 1g 5%
Monounsaturated fats 5g
Polyunsaturated fats 2g
Trans fats 0g
Fatty Acids
Total omega 3 0g
Total omega 6 0g
Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) 0g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 0g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) 0g
Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA) 0g
Amino Acids
Alanine 0.3g
Arginine 0.5g
Aspartic acid 1g
Cystine 0.1g
Glutamic acid 1g
Glycine 0.3g
Histidine 0.2g
Hydroxyproline 0g
Isoleucine 0.2g
Leucine 0.4g
Lysine 0.3g
Methionine 0.1g
Phenylalanine 0.3g
Proline 0.3g
Serine 0.2g
Threonine 0.2g
Tryptophan 0.1g
Tyrosine 0.1g
Valine 0.3g

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