Quinoa and blood orange salad
Ingredients
for 4 person
| 2 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 | red onion, finely chopped |
| 200 g | red quinoa |
| 3 ½ dl | water |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| 1 | blood orange, rinsed with hot water, dabbed dry, use a little grated zest and the juice |
| ½ tbsp | mustard |
| 4 tbsp | white balsamic vinegar |
| 3 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 tsp | ground coriander seeds |
| ½ tsp | chilli flakes |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 3 | blood oranges, peeled, chopped |
| 80 g | smoked almonds, coarsely chopped |
| 80 g | olives |
| 8 sprig | peppermint, finely chopped |
| 200 g | plain cottage cheese |
How it's done
Quinoa
Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and quinoa, cook briefly. Pour in the water, bring to the boil, season with salt, cover and simmer over a low heat for approx. 30 mins. until just soft, allow to cool slightly.
Dressing
Whisk the blood orange zest, juice, mustard, balsamic and oil in a bowl, season. Add the quinoa, mix, leave to cool.
Salad
Mix the oranges, almonds, olives, mint and cottage cheese into the quinoa.
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