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Lemon Garlic Mint Quinoa Salad

Ingredient Amount Calories
Lemon juice 57.5g 13kcal
Pecans 13g 90kcal
Quinoa 185g 222kcal
Artichoke 336g 158kcal
Garlic 12g 18kcal
Olive oil 53g 469kcal
Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw 52g 17kcal
Peppermint fresh 7.52g 5kcal
Tomatoes, Cherry, Raw 149g 27kcal
Peppers, jalapeno, raw 29g 8kcal

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Alkaline Diet

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Food

Recipe Instructions:

INGREDIENTS
Quinoa Salad
1 cup organic quinoa
1 cup cherry tomatoes
2 cups artichokes
½ cup green onions
2 tablespoon sweet jalapeno
Lemon Mint Dressing
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup olive oil
½ tsp sea salt
4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoon fresh mint
Garnish
2 tablespoon green onions
2 tablespoon fresh mint
2 tablespoon toasted pecans
INSTRUCTIONS

Quinoa Salad
Rinse quinoa. Add 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water to Instant Pot. Cook on high pressure for 1 minute. Let pressure release for 10 minutes. If you are not cooking with an Instant Pot, cook quinoa according to package directions.
Add tomatoes, jalapenos, green onions and artichokes to bowl and mix well. Add cooled quinoa to bowl and add dressing when salad is ready to serve.
Garnish with mint, green onions and toasted pecans.
Lemon Mint Salad Dressing
Add all ingredients to high speed blender and blend until smooth. Drizzle dressing on salad when you are ready to serve so that it does not get soggy.

Nutrition Facts
Portion Size 149 g | ml
Amount Per Portion 171
715
kcal
kilojoules
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 7%
Sodium 59mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 6%
Dietary Fiber 4.9g 18%
Sugar 2.2g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 48mg 4%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Potassium 389mg 8%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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Vitamins
Nutrient Amount DV
Vitamin A 20.655 mcg 2%
Thiamin [B1] 0.111 mg 9%
Riboflavin [B2] 0.096 mg 7%
Niacin [B3] 1.037 mg 6%
Pantothenic acid [B5] 0.281 mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.184 mg 11%
Cobalamin [B12] 0 mcg 0%
Floate [B9] 65.489 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 22.071 mg 25%
Vitamin D 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin E 1.974 mg 13%
Vitamin K 34.512 mcg 29%
Betaine 0.161 mg 0%
Choline 30.733 mg 6%
Carbohydrates
Nutrient Amount DV
Total carbohydrate 16.2 g 6%
Sugars 2.2 g 4%
Dietary fiber 4.9 g 18%
Carbohydrate 14.1 g 0%
Net carbs 13.9g
Aminoacids
Nutrient Amount DV
Alanine 0.084 g 0%
Arginine 0.162 g 0%
Aspartic acid 0.192 g 0%
Cysteine 0.027 g 0%
Glutamic acid 0.379 g 0%
Glycine 0.095 g 0%
Histidine 0.054 g 0%
Isoleucine 0.073 g 0%
Leucine 0.119 g 0%
Lysine 0.102 g 0%
Methionine 0.039 g 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084 g 0%
Proline 0.1 g 0%
Serine 0.084 g 0%
Threonine 0.065 g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023 g 0%
Tyrosine 0.041 g 0%
Valine 0.086 g 0%
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DV
Calcium 48.03 mg 4%
Copper 0.25 mg 28%
Fluoride 0.79 mcg 0%
Iron 1.59 mg 9%
Magnesium 63.22 mg 15%
Manganese 0.53 mg 23%
Phosphorus 118.43 mg 9%
Potassium 388.99 mg 8%
Selenium 1.42 mcg 3%
Sodium 58.57 mg 3%
Zinc 0.83 mg 8%
Other
Nutrient Amount DV
Water 116.562 g 0%
Ash 1.192 g 0%