Quinoa Salad

Dressing

• 1 cup orange juice, reduced by half and let cool
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• pinch of cumin 
• zest of 1 orange

Combined  the juice, cumin and rind and slowly pour in the olive oil while wisking. Season to taste.

Salad

• 1 cup white quinoa
• handful of mixed herbs- Mint, basil, Italian parsley, coriander
• 1/2 cup sultanas or raisins
• 1/2 a diced Spanish onion
• segment of one orange 
• small bunch of rocket leaves, torn. 
• seeds of 1/2 pomegranate
• 1/4 flaked almonds
• 1 tsp cumin
• pinch sea salt

Cook the quinoa with 3 cups of water for 15 minute.
Roast the almonds with the cumin and sea salt with a light spray of canola oil.
Let the quinoa cool slightly and combined all ingredients together and toss with orange dressing.
 

My favourite part of this salad is the sweetness of the sultanas with the herbs and crunchy cumin roasted almonds.
I made this for myself for lunch while Michael wasn't home because he hates everything that I've used to make this salad! It's also very, very healthy.

Erica.