This nutrient-dense salad can be prepped ahead of time. Store all of the components—cooked chicken, cooked quinoa, arugula, cooked beets, and dressing—in separate containers in your fridge. Toss together a nourishing lunch in minutes with all of your prepped ingredients!
Ingredients
Salad
8 cups
baby arugula
2 cups
cooked
quinoa
2 cups
cooked chicken
3 medium
beets
cooked and chopped
2
green onions
sliced
1 handfuls
broccoli sprouts
Dressing
¼ cups
cooked and chopped
beets
4 tablespoons
raw cashew butter
(or tahini)
4 tablespoons
lemon juice
4 tablespoons
water
1 cloves
garlic
½ teaspoons
ground cumin
½ teaspoons
sea salt
4 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 4
- Protein 23%
- Net carbs 24%
- Fat 53%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 493kcal
- Protein
- 27.2g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 34.6g
- Dietary Fiber
- 5.8g
- Net Carbs
- 28.8g
- Total Sugars
- 6.9g
- Sucrose
- 0.07g
- Glucose
- 0.15g
- Fructose
- 0.17g
- Total Fat
- 28.6g
- Saturated Fat
- 5.1g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 16.9g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 5.1g
- Cholesterol
- 52.5mg
- Sodium
- 395mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 19.7mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.25mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.32mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 6.9mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 1.3mg
- Vitamin B6
- 0.57mg
- Folate (B9)
- 185µg
- Vitamin B12
- 0.2µg
- Choline
- 33.1mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin A (Retinol)
- 8.4µg
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 2.8mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 67.4µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 122mg
- Iron
- 4.6mg
- Magnesium
- 158mg
- Phosphorus
- 414mg
- Potassium
- 834mg
- Zinc
- 3.4mg
- Copper
- 0.68mg
- Manganese
- 1.1mg
- Selenium
- 22.5µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 0.75g
- Isoleucine
- 1.2g
- Leucine
- 1.9g
- Lysine
- 1.9g
- Methionine
- 0.64g
- Phenylalanine
- 1.1g
- Threonine
- 1g
- Tryptophan
- 0.31g
- Valine
- 1.3g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 1.3g
- Arginine
- 1.7g
- Aspartic Acid
- 2.3g
- Cystine
- 0.35g
- Glutamic Acid
- 4.2g
- Glycine
- 1.2g
- Proline
- 1.1g
- Serine
- 0.97g
- Tyrosine
- 0.79g
Fatty Acids
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs)
- Caprylic Acid (8:0)
- 0.02g
- Capric Acid (10:0)
- 0.03g
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 16.2g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 0.39g
- EPA (20:5 n-3)
- 0.01g
- DPA (22:5 n-3)
- 0.01g
- DHA (22:6 n-3)
- 0.03g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 4.5g
- Arachidonic Acid (AA)
- 0.07g
Other
Carotenoids
- Beta-Carotene
- 632µg
- Beta-Cryptoxanthin
- 0.61µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 1562µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Phytosterols
- 47.5mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 90.4mg
