Black Quinoa Salad with Raisins and Walnuts
Author: Adapted from Healthy Living Market
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- ½ cup black quinoa
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup water
- Juice of one lime
- 2 TB olive oil pepper
- 1 cup minced flat leafed parsley
- (Pre/post cleanse - ½ cup diced red pepper)
- ½ cup sliced scallions
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ⅛ cup golden raisins or currants
- ½ cup diced cucumber, chopped peeled & seeded
- 2 cups chopped arugula or dandelion leaves
- (Pre/post - ½ pint grape or cherry tomatoes, quartered)
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Rinse the quinoa thoroughly and place in a small pot with 1 cup water and ½ tsp salt. Cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for about 15 minutes until water has been absorbed and quinoa has popped. Set aside to cool.
- Place all of the chopped vegetables, walnuts, raisins and chopped greens in a serving bowl and add the cooled quinoa and lime juice, olive oil, ½ tsp sea salt and the garlic. Mix well.
- Serve at room temperature.