This healthy and colorful Quinoa Salad features mangos, cucumbers and onions all served on a bed of fresh baby spinach. A flavorful homemade dressing of white wine vinegar and mango chutney tops off this delicious dish that can stand alone as a light main meal or serve as a delightful alternative to the usual side salad.
Ingredients
2 cups quinoa, uncooked
1/2 cup light olive oil
4 Tbsp white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp mango chutney, chopped
3 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp dry mustard
2 cups fresh mango, peeled and chopped
2 cups fresh cucumber, washed, scored, and chopped
6 green onions, diced and divided (save 2 Tbsp out for garnish)
4 cups (packed down) baby spinach
Instructions
Cook quinoa according to package (roughly 2 cups of water per 1 cup of quinoa). When cool, transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Whisk together oil, vinegar, chutney, curry, and mustard. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Combine quinoa, chopped mango, cucumber, all but 2 Tbsp of onions in a bowl. Mix well.
Add 1/4 cup of dressing and stir well to incorporate.
Arrange baby spinach leaves on 4 to 6 plates and top with quinoa salad.
Top each salad with remaining green onions and dressing.
This healthy and colorful Quinoa Salad features mangos, cucumbers and onions all served on a bed of fresh baby spinach. A flavorful homemade dressing of white wine vinegar and mango chutney tops off this delicious dish that can stand alone as a light main meal or serve as a delightful alternative to the usual side salad.
Servings: 5
Ingredients
2cupsquinoauncooked
1/2cuplight olive oil
4Tbspwhite wine vinegar
2Tbspmango chutneychopped
3tspcurry powder
1/2tspdry mustard
2cupsfresh mangopeeled and chopped
2cupsfresh cucumberwashed, scored, and chopped
6green onionsdiced and divided (save 2 Tbsp out for garnish)
4cupspacked down baby spinach
Instructions
Cook quinoa according to package (roughly 2 cups of water per 1 cup of quinoa). When cool, transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Whisk together oil, vinegar, chutney, curry, and mustard. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Combine quinoa, chopped mango, cucumber, all but 2 Tbsp of onions in a bowl. Mix well.
Add 1/4 cup of dressing and stir well to incorporate.
Arrange baby spinach leaves on 4 to 6 plates and top with quinoa salad.
Top each salad with remaining green onions and dressing.
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