Curried Quinoa Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed & drained
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt & pepper, each
• 1/2 cup carrot, finely chopped
• 1/2 red pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1/4 cup toasted cashews, chopped
• 2 tablespoons green onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 toast the quinoa in a frying pan for about 5 minutes or until it begins to pop.
• 2 bring 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan and add toasted quinoa.
• 3 cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 15 - 20 minutes or until water is absorbed. put quinoa in a large bowl and let cool.
• 4 heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and add onion, fry onion over a medium heat until the onion begins to soften, add curry powder and cook for another 2 minutes. remove from heat and set aside.
• 5 whisk together in a bowl the remaining oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper and pour over quinoa. stir in reserved onion mixture, carrot, red pepper, apricots, cashews, green onion, and parsley.
• 6 serve.