Quinoa Bowl with Tuna
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- Bowl
- 1 5 ounce can light White Albacorewater or 2 – 2.5 pouches, such as Bumble Bee
- 1/2 14 ounce can chickpeas; cooked and rinsed
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1/2 cup red cabbage
- 1 medium carrot
- 4 teaspoons Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion diced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoons cilantro fresh
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Thai Peanut Dressing
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoon Splenda or your favorite sugar substitute
- 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy preferred
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup almond milk; unsweetened
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- In a medium pan heat 1 cup of water and quinoa. When it starts to boil, turn heat low and cover. Cook until water is absorbed and remove from heat.
- Drain and dry the chickpeas. In a bowl combine the chickpeas with olive oil, salt and pepper, and garlic powder.
- Spread the chickpeas out on a baking sheet, and place in oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.
- Spiralize the zucchini at medium thickness. Using a potato peeler, slice carrot in thin strips. Chop the red cabbage. Drain tuna.
- In 2 bowls, split the cooked quinoa evenly, ¾ cup each. Top quinoa with ½ of the following: carrot, zucchini, cabbage, roasted chickpeas, and tuna.
- Season with lime juice and use the recommended Thai peanut dressing (see below).
- Thai Peanut Dressing
- In a mixing bowl combine the peanut butter, ginger paste, fish sauce, cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and Splenda.
- Add in a tablespoon of water and whisk well. Then, add in milk, one tablespoon at a time. Continue to add in water one tablespoon at a time until the sauce has a slightly thick consistency.
Recipe Notes
400 Calorie Meal
One bowl with 1 ½ tablespoons of dressing.
500 Calorie Meal
One bowl with 3 tablespoons of dressing.
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