Superfood - March-April 2017

Tandoori Salmon with Quinoa

This salmon dish inspired by Indian fl avours

is deliciously aromatic without being too

spicy. Serve with a simple quinoa dish,

making it perfect as a healthy packed lunch

or a quick and easy weeknight dinner.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tbsp low-fat or soya yoghurt


• 3 tbsp tandoori masala spice mix


• juice of ½ lemon


• ¼ tsp chilli powder


• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated


• 1 garlic clove, crushed


• 2 salmon fi llets (approximately
  260g/9oz), cubed


• 80g (½ cup) quinoa


• 220ml (scant 1 cup) low-salt vegetable stock


• 1 red pepper, chopped


• 1 yellow pepper, chopped


• ½ red onion, chopped


• 4 tbsp chopped cucumber
  
  
  • juice of 1 lemon
  
  
  • handful of fresh parsley and rocket,
    to decorate
  
  
  
  

SERVES: 2

PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES (PLUS 10

MINUTES TO MARINATE)

COOKING TIME: 15 MINUTES

1. In a large bowl, mix together the yoghurt,
   tandoori masala, lemon juice, ginger and
   garlic.


2. Coat the salmon cubes in the tandoori
   mixture and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.


3. In the meantime, prepare the quinoa
   by adding it to a saucepan along with the
   vegetable stock. Bring to a boil, cover, then
   lower the heat. Leave it to simmer for around
   15 minutes or until all the stock is absorbed.
   4. Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan),
   425°F, Gas Mark 7. Arrange the salmon
   cubes on a baking sheet covered with
   parchment paper and bake for about
   10–13 minutes.
   5. Transfer the quinoa into a bowl, then mix
   in the chopped peppers, onion, cucumber
   and lemon juice. Serve the tandoori salmon
   with the quinoa dish, decorated with
   parsley and a few rocket leaves.

QUICK TIP

The longer you leave the salmon to

marinate, the more fl avoursome the

end result will be.

PER SERVING 453kcals,35.9g protein, 13.6g fat

(2.3g saturates), 44.6g carbs, 9.4g fi bre, 9.3g sugar,

0.2g sodium

SUPERFOOD

FISH & SEAFOOD

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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:

Nadia is the blogger

behind Nadia’s

Healthy Kitchen

nadiashealthykitchen.

com, a UK health blog

where she shares her

passion for healthy

and wholesome

savoury and sweet

recipes. Nadia was

inspired to create

her blog as a way to

motivate herself to

eat better. She has

suff ered with chronic

health conditions like

eczema, IBS, fatigue

and anxiety from a

very young age and

aft er years of trying

conventional methods

of treatment without

success, she decided

to take things into her

own hands and turned

to wholefoods and

lifestyle changes.

SF9_P58-63 Nadia Fish SHSD.indd 63 30/01/2017 10:19