Irresistible grain salad for salad haters
Author: Christina Soong | The Hungry Australian
Recipe type: Main Meal, Side Dish
Cuisine: Australian
Serves: 4
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 small red onion, or two salad onions, finely chopped
- 1 can of lentils, drained
- ⅓ cup currants
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- ¾ cup mixed sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas) and pine nuts
- ¾ cup roughly chopped roasted macadamia nuts
- 3 tablespoons baby capers
- Seeds from 1 pomegranate
- ½ cup roughly chopped coriander leaves
- ½ cup parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons best quality extra virgin olive oil
- Juice from 1 lemon (2-3 tablespoon juice)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Rinse quinoa using a sieve under the tap.
- Bring 2 cups water and quinoa to the boil and then simmer for 10-15 minutes until water is fully absorbed. Turn off heat and leave to cool.
- Mix all other ingredients in a large bowl and then add salt and pepper to taste.
- You can serve this with some Greek yoghurt mixed with a little cumin and honey if you wish but it's great by itself, too.
Recipe by The Hungry Australian at https://hungryaustralian.com/2015/09/irresistible-grain-salad-for-salad-haters/
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