A reader of my blog suggested a nicoise salad made with quinoa could be a good low Fodmap dish and I agreed. I substituted the quinoa for the potatoes just because the quinoa adds more fibre. Then I gave it my own twist with the addition of feta cheese, which I love and my favourite herb, coriander. There is not a lot of rhyme or reason to that except I had feta and coriander in the fridge but I do have to say that it worked well and didn’t overwhelm the palate.
Nicoise-Style Quinoa Salad - low Fodmap
Author: Suzanne Perazzini
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups white quinoa
- 10 anchovies
- 2 tomatoes
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- 1 can of tuna in springwater
- 1 cup of chopped cooked beans
- 100 gms feta
- Baby spinach leaves
- Black olives
For the dressing
- Olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- Salt & pepper
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander/cilantro
Method
- Boil the eggs and green beans.
- Cook the quinoa according to the packet instructions.
- Cut up the tomatoes, anchovies and feta.
- Quarter the boiled eggs.
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix.
For the dressing
- Mix all ingredients together and pour over the salad.
- Mix and serve.
One of my all time favorite salads! Using quinoa instead of potatoes is such an interesting idea — sounds really good. Thanks.
It actually makes it into a very different salad but the inspiration was certainly the Nicoise salad.
You’re very good at coming up with great substitutes to make the meal suit you better. What a beautiful salad xx
Thanks, Charlie. One does have to be flexible with this diet. I always love the leftovers the next day for lunch.
Sounds great, will give it a try but you might want to fix the typo – I think a “bowl” would be easier to mix it in, rather than a “bowel!”
Oh my gosh, that is so funny, and so pertinent. Thanks for letting me know – sorted now.