Bacon, rocket and quinoa salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 473.4
  • Total Fat: 26.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 781.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 39.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
  • Protein: 29.8 g

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Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    Bacon, Back, Lean (UK), 150 g
    Quinoa Uncooked, 100 gram
    Sainsburys Wild rocket (70g bag), 70 gram(s)
    Spinach, fresh, 2 cup
    Spring onions, 25 gram(s)
    Paprika, 0.5 tsp
    Lemon Juice, 0.5 lemon yields
    Balsamic Vinegar, 1 tbsp
    Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 tbsp
    Karyatis roasted red peppers 100g chopped

Directions

Heat oil over medium/high heat and fry chopped bacon, once golden, turn down heat and add garlic and paprika and chopped roasted red peppers.

Bring 1 litre of water to boil, rinse quinoa in warm water and add to boiling water. Cook on fast simmer for 12-15 minutes, then drain and set aside.

Stir the quinoa into the bacon pan with the vinegar and lemon juice and a grind of black pepper.

Pour over salad, scatter with spring onions and serve

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MINUS-EIGHTY.