Fruity Quinoa Lettuce Salad

 

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• Cooking and Prep: 40 m
• Serves: 6
• No Allergens

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.

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Ingredients (13)

Quinoa

• 1 cup water

• 1/2 cup raw quinoa

Dressing

• 1/3 cup Bartenura Olive Oil

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  Bartenura Olive Oil

• 1 tablespoon Tuscanini Balsamic Vinegar

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  Tuscanini Balsamic Vinegar

• 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon Gefen Garlic Powder

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  Gefen Garlic Powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt 

• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• juice of 1 lime (around 2 tablespoons)

Salad

• 1 head Romaine lettuce, shredded

• 1/2 red onion, diced finely

• 1 cup mandarin oranges, or 2 clementines, separated into segments

• seeds of 1/2 pomegranate

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Prepare the Salad

1. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan.

2. Add the quinoa, return to a boil, and lower to a simmer for 12 minutes.

3. Fluff with a fork and allow to cool.

4. Combine dressing ingredients.

5. 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.

6. Alternatively, you can toss the salad together for equally tasty results. 

Note:

Try this quinoa salad on its own. It’s incredible! Thank you, Esty (and Faigy, of course), my Canadian food buddy!!

Credits

Photography: Daniel Lailah 

Styling: Amit Farber