pea and mint quinoa salad
refreshing, easy and pleasy
Difficulty Level: easy
Ingredients
- for the salad:
- 1 cup of quinoa
- fresh peas (frozen are just as nice)
- fresh runner beans or broad beans or green beans or a mixture
- feta cheese
- fresh mint (the fresher the better)
- this salad is fab because you can put anything into it really, roasted peppers and olives instead of the green veg or anything to suit your mood and taste! The real stable thing should be the dressing, the ingrediants are yours to play with 🙂
- For the dressing:
- oil
- salt and pepper
- cider vinegar
- coriander
- a bit of dijon mustard
- as much garlic as you can stand
- a chilli pepper if your brave, but not essential
Instructions
cook the quinoa to the instructions on the packet.
drain well for a few minutes
cover and chill in the fridge.
steam the veg (for the greens)
or roast the veg in some oil, salt and pepper (for a mediterranean style)
allow to cool, then cover chill in the fridge
make the dressing.
mix salt, mustard, crushed garlic, chopped chilli pepper and chopped coriander together in a little bowl. add splash of vinegar.
add olive oil, slowly. whisk. add more oil if required. be careful not to add too much oil, just add bit by bit until you have good ratio. the dressing should look creamy, not seperated.
taste, add more of anything you like, the dressing is best a little on the salty side.
chop loads of fresh mint and add to the quinoa. crumble as much feta as you like in. add steamed/roasted veg. mix well. pour dressing on the top, dont over dress unless you like it a bit soggier.
serve with pitta and hummous or as a side salad to bbq’d things, with some grilled halloumi or just on its own!
you can adapt this recipe with different ingrediants depending on your taste and mood that day. keep in the fridge if covered with cling film, great to take for work or uni the next day.
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