Fruity Quinoa Salad

Sweet fruits, nutty quinoa, and crisp greens create a captivating combo.

2 min read June 21, 2017

Food prep Brynie Greisman | Styling Amit Farber | Photos Daniel Lailah

Whenever I’m at a salad bar I’m always putting quinoa in my salad like so many other people out there so why don’t we ever think to create a salad for Shabbos with quinoa inside? Try this amazing combo: sweet fruits nutty quinoa and crisp greens. Can’t go wrong.

INGREDIENTS

Serves 6

1 cup water
½ cup raw quinoa
½ red onion diced finely
seeds of ½ a pomegranate
1 can mandarin oranges or 2 clementines separated into segments
1 head romaine lettuce shredded

Dressing

1/3 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
½ Tbsp brown sugar
¼ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
juice of 1 lime (around 2 Tbsp)

PREPARATION

Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the quinoa return to a boil and lower to a simmer for 12 minutes. Fluff with a fork and allow to cool.

Combine dressing ingredients. In a large salad bowl arrange salad with lettuce on the bottom then the quinoa and top with the fruits and a drizzle of dressing. Alternatively you can toss the salad together for equally tasty results.