Tricolor quinoa salad with pomegranate, walnuts and feta
Tricolor quinoa salad with pomegranate, walnuts and feta
This tricolor Quinoa Salad with pomegranate, walnuts and feta is bursting with flavor, texture and color and will delight both your senses and taste buds.
Recipe PDF
Ingredients
- 120 grams tricolor quinoa seeds approximately 2/3 cup, covered and soaked in hot water for 5 minutes
- 250 ml vegetable stock water or stock per the package instructions for cooking
- 1 lemon grated rind and juice as required below
- 15 ml pomegranate molasses
- 15 ml chili infused olive oil
- 5 ml lemon juice
- 250 ml salad leaves
- 2 small cucumbers mine were approximately 12 cm long
- 60 ml chopped spring onions
- 60 ml chopped parsley
- 60 ml coriander leaves torn
- 60 ml mint leaves torn
- 125 ml pomegranate seeds
- 125 ml toasted walnuts chopped or roughly broken up
- 50 grams feta drained and crumbled
Instructions
- Place the quinoa in a bowl and cover with hot water. Leave to soak for at least 5 minutes.
- Rinse at least three times and drain the water.
- Place the rinsed quinoa in small pot and cook in at least one cup of hot stock or hot water according to the package instructions.
- When the quinoa is cooked, drain any water remaining in the pot and allow it to sit in the hot pot for about 15 minutes to fluff up.
- Add the grated lemon rind, pomegranate molasses, olive oil and lemon juice to the warm quinoa and stir thoroughly to coat.
- Allow to cool completely before adding slice cucumbers, spring onions, parsley, mint and coriander.
- Mix together and add more lemon juice if required.
- Add two thirds of the pomegranate seeds, walnuts and feta and toss lightly to combine without smashing everything.
- Spoon the salad into a bowl and decorate with remaining pomegranate seeds, walnuts and feta and chill until required.
Notes
I have not added salt as the sour notes from the pomegranate and lemon juice were enough for me. Please add additional seasoning, as required.
Nutrition
Serving: 150gCalories: 1037kcalCarbohydrates: 106gProtein: 35gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 921mgPotassium: 3217mgFiber: 21gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 7865IUVitamin C: 300.5mgCalcium: 801mgIron: 23.3mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.
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