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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Not your typical summer salad

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Mango & Sesame Quinoa

Looking for something delicious, nutritious and speedy to make this weekend? This super simple quinoa salad is it. Packed with flavour and ready in 20 minutes, it might just become your new favourite.

SERVES: 4

TIME: 60 minutes

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE SALAD

125g quinoa

1 handful of mango, chopped into bite-sized pieces

1 ripe avocado, chopped into bite-sized pieces

80g pomegranate seeds

100g baby leaf spinach, finely sliced

pinch of sea salt

FOR THE DRESSING

2 tablespoons tamari

1 tablespoon maple syrup

2 limes, juiced

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

TO SERVE

1 small bunch of coriander, finely sliced

sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds

pinch of sea salt

METHOD

1. Place the quinoa into a medium saucepan with 250ml / 8.5 fl oz of water and a pinch of salt. Cover, place over medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 12–15 minutes until the water has been absorbed. Then turn off the heat, keep the lid on and leave the quinoa to steam in the residual heat. Allow to cool.

2. While the quinoa cooks, stir the dressing together and prep the veg.

3. Place the cooked quinoa, mango, avocado, pomegranate seeds and spinach into a bowl, pour the dressing over the salad, then gently toss. Season to taste, then serve with chopped coriander and sesame seeds.