Quinoa and Pomegranate Salad
Recipe type: Salad
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Serves: 4
- SALAD
- SALAD
- 100g dry weight quinoa, cooked
- 100g dry weight quinoa, cooked
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate arils
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate arils
- 1 orange
- 1 orange
- 1 beetroot, grated
- 1 beetroot, grated
- 2 spring onions, roughly chopped
- 2 spring onions, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
- Handful chopped coriander
- Handful chopped coriander
- A little soft goats cheese (optional)
- A little soft goats cheese (optional)
- DRESSING
- DRESSING
- Juice of half an orange
- Juice of half an orange
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- Few drops maple or agave syrup
- Few drops maple or agave syrup
- Salt and pepper to taste
- To make the salad, zest the orange then peel it and cut the flesh into 1cm chunks.
- Place the zest and orange flesh in a large bowl and add all of the other ingredients except the pumpkin seeds.
- Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan for a 3-4 minutes and add to the rest of the ingredients. Mix well.
- To make the dressing, place all of the ingredients in a jar and shake well.
- Add some to the salad and save some for drizzling
Recipe by Veggie Runners at https://www.veggierunners.com/2015/06/08/quinoa-and-pomegranate-salad/
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