CURRIED QUINOA SALAD

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Mango, cucumber, and mint are just a few of the ingredients that make up this summery quinoa salad. Topped with a curried yogurt dressing, curry powder, and lime zest, this is a side dish that tastes great with just about everything.

Provided by mkinshella

Categories     Salad     Grains     Quinoa Salad Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
1 ½ cups quinoa
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
½ cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 cup cucumber, sliced
1 cup chopped mango
¼ cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Bring vegetable broth, quinoa, and salt to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until liquid has absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes; uncover and fluff quinoa with fork.
  • Whisk yogurt, canola oil, rice wine vinegar, honey, and curry powder together in a bowl until combined; pour over quinoa and toss until coated.
  • Transfer dressed quinoa to a serving dish and top with cucumbers, mangos, cranberries, mint, and almonds; season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.8 calories, Carbohydrate 32.6 g, Cholesterol 0.9 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 259.1 mg, Sugar 9.3 g

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