Name: Apple Quinoa Salad with Sweet Tahini Dressing
Total time: PT1800.0S
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup Quinoa; 2 cup Water; 1 Lemon; 1 Granny Smith Apple; 1 Red Apple; 1 1/2 cup Grapes; 1 stalk Celery; 1/4 cup Raisins; 10 Almonds; 3 Fresh Mint Leaves; 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1/3 cup Tahini; 2 tablespoon Maple Syrup; 1/2 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar

A little sweet, a little tart and a then a little more sweet…this quinoa salad is a wonderful mix of flavors and sensations

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Quinoa

Water

Lemon

Granny Smith Apple

Red Apple

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Celery

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Raisins

Almonds

Fresh Mint Leaves

Ground Cinnamon

teaspoon

Tahini

Maple Syrup

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Apple Cider Vinegar

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Rinse your {@0:} in a fine mesh sieve. In a medium size pot, add {@1:} and quinoa, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Rinse your Quinoa (1 cup) in a fine mesh sieve. In a medium size pot, add Water (2 cup) and quinoa, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

While quinoa is cooking, prepare your dressing by combining {@2:}, a splash of Water, {@1:}, and optional {@0:}, in a small bowl.

While quinoa is cooking, prepare your dressing by combining Tahini (1/3 cup), a splash of Water, Maple Syrup (2 tablespoon), and optional Apple Cider Vinegar (1/2 teaspoon), in a small bowl.

Mix well and set aside to let the flavors relax into each other. Add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, to thin as needed. To thicken add more tahini. It should be thin enough to drizzle.

Core and dice the Red Apple (1 N/A) and Granny Smith Apple (1 N/A).

Core and dice the Red Apple (1) and Granny Smith Apple (1).

Top with juice from the {@0:} and toss gently.

Top with juice from the Lemon (1 N/A) [juiced] and toss gently.

Top with juice from the Lemon (1) and toss gently.

Add the apples, {@5:}, {@4:}, {@3:}, {@2:}, {@0:}, and {@1:} to the quinoa, mix well. Taste for flavor, adding more cinnamon if you like.

Add the apples, Grapes (1 1/2 cup) [halved], Celery (1 stalk) [diced], Raisins (1/4 cup), Almonds (10 N/A) [chopped], Fresh Mint Leaves (3 N/A) [julienned], and Ground Cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon) to the quinoa, mix well. Taste for flavor, adding more cinnamon if you like.

Add the apples, Grapes (1 1/2 cup), Celery (1 stalk), Raisins (1/4 cup), Almonds (10), Fresh Mint Leaves (3), and Ground Cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon) to the quinoa, mix well. Taste for flavor, adding more cinnamon if you like.

Spoon into serving dishes and serve with a good drizzle of the sweet tahini dressing.

Apple Quinoa Salad with Sweet Tahini Dressing

4.3

30MINS

$2.86

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