A hearty salad, is bursting with flavor, color and packs a nutritional punch. Served as a main course or a side.
Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine mediterranean fusion
Keyword gluten free, vegan
Difficult easy
white white
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Calories 657kcal
Author Dr. Wendy Dearborne
Equipment
Very large salad or mixing bowl
Zester
Ingredients
4cups quinoa white cooked
½largeRed pepper/capsicum diced
¼cupred onion minced or shallots
½cupmixed vegetables defrosted and drained
1/3 cucumber British cubed
1/2cupred cabbage finely shredded
1wholepink lady apple rough chopped
1-2tspSerrano peppers finely minced or jalapeno optional
1-2tbspcilantro minced
1/3cupspring onions chopped
1/2cupcherry tomatoes halved
1stalkcelery thinly sliced
1/2 cupzucchini
1freshlime juiced
1zest of lime
1/3 cup cranberries or cherries driedoptions raisins and or golden
1tspmint julienne
1/4cupsummer squash chopped
Dressing
4clovesgarlic finely minced
½cupextra virgin olive oil
1/4cupwhite wine vinegarWhite wine vinegar
2tbspmaple syrup honey or evaporated cane sugar
¼tspchili oil
1tsp paprika smoked
1/2tspsalt
1/2tsppepper black
1-2tspmarsala wine optional
Instructions
In a large salad bowl whisk all the dressing ingredients together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Set tomatoes aside.
Mix the herbs and cut vegetables into the salad dressing. Add the hot quinoa mix thoroughly. Check for seasoning.
Cover and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes. Before serving fold in tomatoes.
This salad will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2-3 days. When serving from cold, allow salad to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before serving.
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Notes
This salad can be made with any kind of dressing and vegetables you want. You can add other kinds of aromatics to this salad ginger, fennel, parsley and lemongrass.