Spiced Quinoa with Almonds & Feta

Name: Spiced Quinoa with Almonds & Feta
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 15 ml olive oil; 1 tsp ground coriander; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 300 g quinoa, rinsed; 600 ml boiling water; 50 g toasted flaked almonds; 100 g feta, crumbled; 1 handful parsley, roughly chopped; 0.5 lemon, juice

3 steps

Saved BBC Good Food recipe.

Updated at: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:32:42 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories454 kcal (23%)

Total Fat20.2 g (29%)

Carbs53 g (20%)

Sugars0.8 g (1%)

Protein17 g (34%)

Sodium292.4 mg (15%)

Fiber7.1 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

15mlolive oil

1 tspground coriander

½ tspturmeric

300gquinoa

rinsed

600mlwater

boiling

50gtoasted flaked almonds

100gfeta

crumbled

1 handfulparsley

roughly chopped

0.5lemon juice

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the coriander and turmeric for about 1 minute until fragrant. Add the quinoa and fry for another minute until it gently pops.

Step 2

Add 600 ml boiling water and simmer gently for 10–15 minutes until the liquid evaporates and each quinoa grain has a white halo.

Step 3

Cool slightly, then stir in almonds, feta, parsley and lemon juice. Serve warm or cold.