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Tangy Quinoa Salad

Recipes don’t get much simpler than this. You can vary the vegetables according to what you have on hand.

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Yield:

2 servings

Nutrition Facts

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Nutrition Facts

  • Calories: 110
  • Total Fat: 1.5 g
  • (Saturated Fat: 0 g)
  • Sodium: 10 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 22 g
  • Fiber: 2 g
  • Protein: 4 g

Ingredients

½ cup (100g) of quinoa

1 cup (100ml) water

1 stalk spring onions

1 red pepper

¼ cucumber — sliced

½ cup (200ml) orange juice

1 teaspoon lime juice

1 Tablespoon balsamic syrup

Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Cook the quinoa in the water for about 15 minutes. Let cool. This can be done ahead.
  2. While the quinoa cooks, prepare the vegetables then combine well with the cooled quinoa.
  3. Mix juices, syrup and salt together.
  4. Combine the juice mixture with the quinoa/veggie mixture and serve.

 

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of Ken Jones, author of The Quinoa Cookbook.

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