CAPRESE SALAD WITH QUINOA

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Enjoy this colourful salad as a main meal, or side with grilled fish or chicken. With mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, it's full of the flavours of Italy

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Side dish, Starter, Supper

Time 10m

Yield Serves 4 as a side or 2 as a main

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 x 150g cans undefined
60g baby spinach , shredded
½ cucumber , diced
small bunch of basil , leaves torn
125g buffalo mozzarella , drained and sliced
3 large vine tomatoes , at room temperature, sliced

Steps:

Whisk the oil and vinegar with some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Tip the quinoa into another bowl, stir in the spinach, cucumber and half the basil. Mix in half the dressing and tip onto a serving platter.
Top the salad with the mozzarella, tomatoes and remaining basil leaves. Grind over some black pepper and drizzle with the rest of the dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 358 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium