Recipe - Quinoa Mandarin Salad

SALAD
1 cup Uncooked quinoa
1 cn (110z) mandarin orange
segments; drained,
reserving liquid
6 0z; (2 cups) fresh snow pea
pods trimmed, cut in half
diagonally
1/3 cup Sliced green onions
Leaf Lettuce leaves

DRESSING
1 tablespoon Honey
One fourth teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoon Canola oil
1/8 teaspoon Hot pepper flakes

Rinse quinoa thoroughly with running cold water, drain well. Add enough
water to reserving mandarin orange liquid to make 2 cups.

In a med. saucepan, comine quinoa and orange liquid mixture. Bring to a
boil. Reduce heat to med. low, cover and simmer 14 to 16 minutes or until
quinoa is tender and liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat. Stir in pea pods
and onions. Cool 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in small jar with tightfitting lid, combine all dressing
ingredients, shake well. Refrigerate until serving time.

In med. bowl, combine quinoa mixture and mandarin orange segments. Cover;
refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled.

Just before serving, line 4 individual salad plates with lettuce. Pour
dressing over salad, stir gently to coat. Spoon salad onto lettuceline
plates. 4 (1One half cup) servings

To make it specialTop this sald with toasted slivered almonds to
complement the slightly nutty flavor of the quinoa

Posted to EATLF Digest by MOMnAaron MOMnAaron@aol.com on Apr 2, 1998