Fuel Your Body with This High Protein Salmon with Zoodles and Quinoa Bowl
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Coach Ana
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This Salmon and Quinoa bowl with fresh zoodles is packed with proteins and healthy fats, making it a perfect meal for lunch or dinner.
I kid you not, this meal is the best!
It’s easy to prepare, and aside from the time it needs to sit to marinade, it is so quick to make.
Great tasting salmon, with the freshness of zucchini, on a bed of quinoa. What can be better than this?
And as always, I am looking to give you the best delicious high-protein meals. This one has 38 grams of protein for each serving!
How to make the Salmon and quinoa bowl:
Ingredients
2 salmon fillets (125g/4.4 oz. each)
100g (3.5oz.) quinoa, cooked
1 fresh zucchini
1/2 tbsp. olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed or chopped
70g (2.5 oz.) sundried tomatoes, rinsed and chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ingredients for the Salmon Marinade
1-2 tbsp Soy/Tamari sauce
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp hot paprika
1/2 tsp sweet paprika
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp. black sesame seeds
1/2 tsp. chilly flakes (optional)
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Start by preparing the salmon marinade. Combine all the ingredients for the marinated and cover the salmon to marinate for about 30 min to 1 hour.
- While the salmon is marinating, prepare the quinoa as per package instructions.
- Spiralize the zucchini and drain the excess water using your hand, a towel, or a sieve. Heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and zucchini and cook the zoodles for 2-3 minutes, then add the sundried tomatoes and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat the oven to 250 degrees C (480 F), and place the salmon on a baking tray or casserole dish. Bake for around 10 minutes or until is cooked through.
- Remove the salmon from the oven and let it rest for a couple of minutes. Drain the juices from the baking tray and pour them into the quinoa and mix.
- Divide the quinoa into 2 bowls, add the zoodles and dried tomatoes, and place one salmon on top. Garnish with chili flakes and serve. Enjoy!
High Protein Salmon with zoodles and quinoa
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 salmon fillets, (125g/4.4 oz. each)
- 100 g (3.5oz.) quinoa, cooked
- 1 zucchini, fresh
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed or chopped
- 70 g (2.5 oz.) sundried tomatoes, rinsed and chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Ingredients for the Salmon Marinade
- 1-2 tbsp Soy/Tamari sauce
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp hot paprika
- 1/2 tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
- 1/2 tsp chilly flakes, (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start by preparing the salmon marinade. Combine all the ingredients for the marinade and cover the salmon to marinate for about 30 min to 1 hour.
- While the salmon is marinating, prepare the quinoa as per package instructions.
- Spiralize the zucchini and drain the excess water using your hand, a towel, or a sieve.
- Heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and zucchini and cook the zoodles for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the sundried tomatoes and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat the oven to 250 degrees C (480 F), and place the salmon on a baking tray or casserole dish.
- Bake for around 10 minutes or until is cooked through.
- Remove the salmon from the oven and let it rest for a couple of minutes.
- Drain the juices from the baking tray and pour them into the quinoa and mix.
- Divide the quinoa into 2 plates, add the zoodles and dried tomatoes, and place one salmon on top.
- Garnish with chili flakes and serve. Enjoy!
