SUMMER FRUIT QUINOA SALAD

Summer fruit quinoa salad image

Jazz up this good-for-you grain with some stone fruits like apricots, peaches and nectarines- add a little mint and parsley for colour and flavour

Provided by Good Food team

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

100g quinoa
3 peaches or nectarines, or 6 apricots, diced
50g toasted hazelnut , roughly chopped
handful mint , roughly chopped
handful parsley , roughly chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
zest and juice 1 lemon

Steps:

Put the quinoa in a medium saucepan and cover with 300ml water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins or until the quinoa is tender. Drain off any excess liquid and set aside to cool.
Add the fruit, hazelnuts, herbs and seasoning to the cooled quinoa.
Whisk together the olive oil, lemon zest and juice. Pour over the salad and mix thoroughly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 15 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 20 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein