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Summer Quinoa Salad

Course Main Course, Salad
Difficulty Low
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 people
Author Lorena Salinas from Cravings Journal

Ingredients

For the honey mustard dressing

  • 6 tbsp mayonnaise it can be light
  • 3/4 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 1/2 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 lime squeezed
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
  • Water to adjust the texture
  • Salt

For the quinoa

  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2/3 cup water

For the salad

  • 1/2 cucumber sliced and halved
  • 1/2 avocado sliced
  • 6 radishes sliced
  • 4 tbsp sweet corn cooked
  • 1/2 cup purple cabbage sliced
  • 5 cherry tomatoes halved
  • 12 basil leaves
  • 12 mint leaves

Instructions

For the honey mustard dressing

  1. Put everything except the water in a bowl and mix.

  2. Adjust texture with a bit of water so it's not so thick.

  3. Taste and adjust level of salt

For the quinoa

  1. Wash the quinoa throughly until the water runs clean. Rinse.

  2. Heat a pot to medium heat and add the olive oil. Use it to sautée the quinua until you see vapor coming off it. Stir constantly.

  3. Add the water and let it come to a boil.

  4. Reduce the heat to a low when it h¡comes to a boil and place the lid on top. Let it cook for 15-20min or until it has cooked and dried up completely.

  5. Fluff up using a fork and let cool completely.

For the salad

  1. Place the quinoa at the base of the salad and arrange all the ingredients on top so you can see all the colours. 

  2. Mix with the dressing before serving.