Curried Quinoa Salad
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 cup quinoa (uncooked, rinsed in a fine strainer)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 mango, peeled and diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 3 tablespoons chives or green onions, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons currants or raisins
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled and diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
  • 3/4 cup plain yogurt
  • 5 ounces fresh spinach
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add curry powder and garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add quinoa and water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat and stir in salt. Allow to cool, stirring occasionally, while finishing preparation of other ingredients.
  2. In a medium bowl combine mango, diced celery, chopped chives or green onions, chopped cilantro, and currants.
  3. In a small bowl combine cucumber, mint, and yogurt and stir well.
  4. Add cooled-down quinoa mixture to the ingredients in the medium bowl and toss gently. Divide spinach evenly among plates, and place quinoa mixture on spinach beds. Spoon cucumber-yogurt-mint mixture on top and serve.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 244; Fat: 5g; Saturated fat: 1g; Unsaturated fat: 0g Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates: 42g; Sugar: 12g; Fiber: 6g; Protein: 10g; Cholesterol: 3mg.
Recipe by Eileen’s Everyone Eats Right™ at https://everyoneeatsright.com/2011/10/14/curried-quinoa-salad-uses-fresh-ingredients/