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My Favourite Quinoa Salad

My Favourite Quinoa Salad

Recipe video above. Elevate your Quinoa Salad with two simple tricks: Toasting the quinoa in the oven to give it a gorgeous nutty flavour (great cheffy tip!), and use a wickedly good garlic/ginger dressing!It makes an excellent meal-worthy Asian-style salad, or colourful rainbow salad to take to gatherings. Don't skip the sprinkle of Wasabi Pea dust. It's the cherry on top!Serves: 10-12 as side, 5 as meal

View original recipe on recipetineats.com

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings: 10

Nutritional Information

Calories:177 kcal

Carbohydrate:18 g

Cholesterol:1 mg

Fat:10 g

Dietary Fiber:3 g

Protein:5 g

Saturated Fat:1 g

Sodium:495 mg

Sugar:4 g

Trans Fat:1 g

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa (, tri-colour (or other colour, Note 1))

2 cups water

1 cup cucumber (, finely diced (Note 2))

1 carrot (, medium, peeled and finely shredded (Note 3))

3 cups red cabbage (, finely shredded (~1/4 small or 1/8 large cabbage))

2 green onions (, finely sliced)

250g/ 8oz cherry tomatoes (, small ones quartered, large ones cut into 6)

1 cup shelled edamame (, cooked per packet then cooled (Note 4))

1 red capsicum/bell pepper (, finely chopped)

1/2 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, finely chopped)

5 tbsp soy sauce (, light or all-purpose (Note 5))

2 tbsp mirin ((Note 6))

2 tbsp rice wine vinegar ((sub: cider, sherry or champagne vinegar))

2 tbsp sesame oil (, toasted (Note 7))

2 1/2 tbsp canola, vegetable or grapeseed oil

2 1/2 tbsp Kewpie mayonnaise ((sub whole-egg mayo such as Hellman's or S&W, Note 8))

2 1/2 tsp sugar ((white or brown))

2 tsp ginger (, freshly grated)

1 garlic clove (, crushed using garlic press or finely grated using microplane)

1/3 cup wasabi peas (, crushed (Note 9))

1 tbsp sesame seeds (, toasted (Note 10))

Instructions

Step 1
Toast for extra flavour: Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180° fan) Spread quinoa on a tray. Bake 15 minutes, stirring halfway, until it's lightly browned and smells nutty.
Step 2
Rinse: Transfer to fine mesh sieve or strainer. Rinse under running water for 10 seconds, shake off excess water well.
Step 3
Cook: Scrape into a medium saucepan. Add water, place lid on. Bring to simmer on medium heat, then lower stove to low and simmer for 15 minutes (or until all water is absorbed, tilt pot to check).
Step 4
Rest: Remove from stove (lid still on) and rest for 10 minutes.
Step 5
Fluff & cool: Remove lid, fluff quinoa with a fork and allow to fully cool before using. (Spread on a tray if you want to speed things up).
Step 6
Dressing: Place ingredients in a jar and shake well.
Step 7
Toss salad! Place quinoa in a large bowl. Add all salad ingredients. Pour over dressing, toss very well.
Step 8
Garnish: Either transfer to a large serving platter or individual bowls. Sprinkle generously with crushed Wasabi Peas and sesame seeds. Devour!