Cilantro Lime Quinoa

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
5 min 15 min 4
Cilantro Lime Quinoa
Health Highlights

Ingredients


1 cup Quinoa, uncooked
2 cup Vegetable stock/broth
1/3 cup Cilantro (coriander)
1 tbsp Lime juice (fresh)

Instructions


  1. Rinse quinoa and drain. Place it in a medium saucepan with veggie broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low for about 15 minutes.
  2. In the meantime, roughly chop the cilantro and juice the lime.
  3. When the quinoa has absorbed all the liquid, let it cool down a bit before adding the cilantro and lime juice.

Notes:

Nutrition Highlights

  • Quinoa is a complete protein and is very high in fiber!

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 156
Calories from fat 23.3
Calories from saturated fat 2.7
Total Fat 2.6 g
Saturated Fat 0.3 g
Trans Fat 0
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.0 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 284 mg
Potassium 251 mg
Total Carbohydrate 28.6 g
Dietary Fiber 3.0 g
Sugars 1.1 g
Protein 6.0 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Grain 2.1
Vegetables 0.2

Energy sources


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