Cherry quinoa salad
Recipe from Hetty Lui McKinnon · original post · full recipe on hettymckinnon.com
Quinoa with fresh cherries, shaved fennel, red onion, pistachios, mint and baby spinach in a cumin mustard dressing.
Serves 4 40 min
VeganDairy freeSalad
Ingredients
- quinoa170 g
- vegetable stock480 ml
- fennel bulb — thinly sliced, fronds reserved1 ea
- red onion — thinly sliced75 g
- cherries — halved and pitted300 g
- toasted pistachios — roughly chopped60 g
- mint leaves10 g
- baby spinach100 g
- garlic clove — grated1 ea
- Dijon mustard15 g
- cumin seeds — 1 tsp2.5 g
- maple syrup — 2 tsp
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 480 ml Gluten-free vegetable stock instead of vegetable stock
Cook the quinoa in the gluten-free stock exactly as before.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £12.89 of food
£22.60
43% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- fennel bulb
- toasted pistachios
- mint leaves
MorrisonsBest choice· £11.31 of food
£18.53
39% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- fennel bulb
- toasted pistachios
- mint leaves
- cumin seeds
Tesco· £14.13 of food
£20.65
32% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- fennel bulb
- toasted pistachios
- mint leaves
- garlic clove
- red wine vinegar
Asda· £5.63 of food
£15.55
64% spare
No price at Asda for:
- quinoa
- fennel bulb
- toasted pistachios
- mint leaves
- garlic clove
- cumin seeds
Aldi UK· £9.37 of food
£15.94
41% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- quinoa
- fennel bulb
- toasted pistachios
- mint leaves
- garlic clove
- cumin seeds
£3.22a serve
from £3.22 a serve at Sainsbury's · 11 of 14 ingredients priced
About £12.89 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£18.12 across 5 shops · 11 of 14 items priced · £3.98 more for bigger packs, 74% spare for later
Sainsbury's£12.89
missing 3 items
you'll pay £22.60 · 43% of it spare
MorrisonsBest choice£11.31
missing 4 items
you'll pay £18.53 · 39% of it spare
Tesco£14.13
missing 5 items
you'll pay £20.65 · 32% of it spare
Asda£5.63
missing 6 items
you'll pay £15.55 · 64% of it spare
Aldi UK£9.37
missing 6 items
you'll pay £15.94 · 41% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£8.86
vegetable stock
£0.69
need 480 mlBramwells Standardclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.69·Tesco£10.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£11.00/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.15·Asda£10.42/kg£1.25·
OcadoN/A
cherries
£1.79
need 300 gFour Seasons Frozen Dark Sweet Cherries 0.5kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£1.79·Sainsbury's£12.00/kg£3.60·Asda£9.43/kg£3.77·Morrisons£3.85·Tesco£2.80·OcadoN/A
baby spinach
£4.54/kg
need 100 gNature's Pick Baby Spinach 240 g£1.09closest match
Aldi UK£4.54/kg£1.09·Asda£5.56/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£9.60/kg£1.20·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·OcadoN/A
extra virgin olive oil
£5.30/L
need 45 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.40
red onion
£0.95/kg
need 75 gSainsbury's Red Onions 1 kg£0.95
Sainsbury's£0.95/kg£0.95·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.20·Aldi UK£0.95/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Asda£2.62/kg£1.31·OcadoN/A
Dijon mustard
£2.43/kg
need 15 gSainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185 g£0.45closest match
Sainsbury's£2.43/kg£0.45·Tesco£2.43/kg£0.45·Asda£2.43/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Aldi UK£0.49·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£2.03
garlic clove
£0.87
need 1 itemMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
red wine vinegar
£1.16
need 15 mlMorrisons Red Wine Vinegar 350 ml
Morrisons£1.16·Asda£4.17/L£1.46·Aldi UK£1.65·Sainsbury's£4.70/L£2.35·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£2.25
quinoa
£5.00/kg
need 170 gTilda Standard 250 g£1.25
Tesco£5.00/kg£1.25·Sainsbury's£10.33/kg£3.10·Morrisons£3.10·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
cumin seeds
£27.03/kg
need 2.5 gTesco Whole Cumin Seeds 37 g£1.00closest match
Tesco£27.03/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£42.50/kg£1.70·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£3.58
maple syrup
£19.89/L
need 10 mlClarks Pure Canadian Maple Syrup 180 ml£3.58closest match
Asda£19.89/L£3.58·Morrisons£3.00·Sainsbury's£15.60/kg£3.90·Aldi UK£3.99·Tesco£20.76/kg£6.85·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- fennel bulb · 1 item
- toasted pistachios · 60 g
- mint leaves · 10 g