Quinoa Chickpea Salmon Rolls with Salad - $17.99 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 2 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup vegetable broth | Simple Truth Organic® Fat Free Vegetable Broth · 32 oz | $1.99 | 240 ml | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 1/2 cup quinoa | Simple Truth Organic® Quinoa · 16 oz | $3.99 | 85 g | $0.75 | $3.24 |
| 1/2 pound salmon fillets | Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · 16 ounces | $12.00 | 227 g | $6.01 | $5.99 |
| 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained | Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans · 15 oz | $1.25 | 425 g | $1.25 | $0.00 |
| 1/2 fresh lemon, juiced | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
| 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 2 g | $0.04 | $4.95 |
| 1/2 teaspoon paprikaCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Ground Paprika · 2 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.02 | $1.23 |
| 4 sheets nori or seaweed paperCHECK THIS | Private Selection® SPAM® Norimaki Sushi Roll by Snowfox™ · 6 pcSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $7.99 | 4 | $7.99 | - |
| 1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced | Organic Cucumber · 1 ct | $1.39 | 1 | $1.39 | - |
| 1 tablespoon blueberry jam | Private Selection® Blueberry Preserves · 13 oz | $5.29 | 20 g | $0.29 | $5.00 |
| 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 14 ml | $0.24 | $8.25 |
| 1 dash champagne vinegar, or any vinegar | O California Champagne Vinegar 300ml (10.1oz) Glass · 10.1 fl oz | $9.49 | - | $9.49 | - |
| 2 cups baby spinach, chopped | Kroger® Tender Baby Spinach Bag Salad · 10 oz | $2.19 | 60 g | $0.46 | $1.73 |
| 4 ounces blueberries | Fresh Blueberries - 18 OZ - Clamshell · 18 oz | $6.49 | 113 g | $1.44 | $5.05 |
| 3 tablespoons goat cheese, crumbled | Private Selection® Crumbled Goat Cheese · 4 oz | $4.29 | 45 g | $1.70 | $2.59 |
salmon fillets drives this basket at $12.00, 17% of the total. The next biggest lines are champagne vinegar ($9.49) and extra virgin olive oil ($8.49). $39.50 of the basket - 55% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 486 ml left, $8.25 of value
- Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · about 227 g left, $5.99 of value
- Fresh Blueberries - 18 OZ - Clamshell · about 397 g left, $5.05 of value
- Private Selection® Blueberry Preserves · about 349 g left, $5.00 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 260 g left, $4.95 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Quinoa · about 369 g left, $3.24 of value
“Scout began her brainstorming session by listing ingredients native to Maine,” says Scout’s mom, Jessie. “Her list included lobster, blueberries and potatoes. Given the health and affordability requirements of the challenge, she chose to highlight our delicious Maine blueberries in her side salad! We had so much fun collaborating on this project, and it was great to see how enthusiastic she was while fine-tuning her recipe, especially as she worked to get the salad dressing's oil-to-vinegar ratio.”
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1/2 pound salmon fillets
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 fresh lemon, juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 4 sheets nori or seaweed paper
- 1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon blueberry jam
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 dash champagne vinegar, or any vinegar
- 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
- 4 ounces blueberries
- 3 tablespoons goat cheese, crumbled
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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