Quinoa Vegetable Salad
Serves 4 as a side dish
This makes a great light lunch or as a part of a meal.
It is quick cooking for a whole grain and together with the vegetables doesn't take too long to make.
Quinoa is a traditional grain of South America and known as a super grain partly because it has more protein than any other grain and also because of the amino acids it contains.
Quinoa has a wonderful texture and a nutty flavour.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Quinoa - washed
- 2 cups water
- 1 small red onion - diced finely
- 1/3 cucumber - striped with a peeler and cut in 1 cm dice
- 2 tsp ume vinegar
- 1 cup med. small broccoli flowerets
- 1/2 cup carrot cut in 1 cm dice
- 1/2 cup diced green or black
- olives - a well marinated
- olive in olive oil works well
- 1/2 cup arugala - washed, dried and chopped not too
fine
Instructions:
- Wash and strain the Quinoa.
- Bring to boil in a medium thick bottomed sauce pan with the 2 cups of water.
- Add a small pinch of sea salt and cover.
- Turn down low and simmer for 30 min.
- Remove to serving dish and allow to cool slightly.
Prepare the Vegetables:
- Combine the diced cucumber and red onion with the ume vinegar and allow to marinate for 30 min.
- Then strain off any liquid that the vegetables have released.
- Blanch the broccoli and carrot seperately for about 1min. each on high flame, then remove to a plate to cool.
- Combine all ingredients and add a little more ume vinegar if necessary for a saltier flavour.
Enjoy!