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Quinoa and Grilled Zucchini

URL: https://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/quinoa-and-grilled-zucchini-recipe.html

Ingredients

The dressing

  • 1 large avocado
  • 1 lime juice
  • ¼ cup cilantro
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ¼ cup plain yogurt
  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon fine grain sea salt

The salad

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 large zucchini
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups quinoa, cooked
  • ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
  • ¼ cup goat cheese, crumbled
  • to taste cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  1. Blend the dressing ingredients until smooth and set aside.
  2. Hard boil the eggs by placing them in a pot of cold water, bringing to a boil, then letting sit covered for seven minutes before cooling in ice water.
  3. Prepare the zucchini by tossing it with olive oil and salt, then grill until tender, about 5 minutes per side.
  4. Once the eggs are cooled, peel and quarter them.
  5. Toss the cooked quinoa with 2/3 of the avocado dressing, then top with grilled zucchini, pine nuts, eggs, goat cheese, and garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4 to 6
Calories
350
Total fat
20g
Total carbohydrates
30g
Total protein
12g
Sodium
250mg
Cholesterol
186mg

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