Quinoa, Prawn, Mango & Blueberry Salad Recipe

Quinoa, Prawn, Mango & Blueberry Salad Recipe

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Posted 2013-03-21 by Therese Bfollow
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) is one of the new superfoods quickly gaining popularity amongst the masses due to its wide range of health benefits.

Being gluten-free, it's great for those with gluten sensitivities, is a high quality protein containing 9 essential amino acids, and contains high levels of magnesium, together with copper, calcium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, potassium and zinc. Therefore it's an added bonus that it is a healthy base for salads, soups and breakfast cereals.

This is the first salad I have tried using Quinoa – it's colourful and light, and the tangy lemon dressing finishes it off really well.

Number of servings: 2
Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes - add extra time if you don't already have cooked sweet potato in the fridge.

Ingredients:

Half a cup of quinoa
One cup of water

12 prawns, peeled, cooked and deveined
Half a mango-cut into small cubes
Half a punnet of blueberries (approx. 70grams)
Quarter of a red capsicum - chopped
Half a cup of cooked sweet potato-cut into small chunks
Quarter of a cup of walnuts - chopped. I fried mine lightly in a frypan for a couple of minutes to bring out the flavour.



Dressing ingredients:

One & a half tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil
A quarter tsp. of lemon zest
Two tbsp. of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Approx. 12 fresh basil leaves - chopped
A quarter tsp. of ground black pepper (optional)



Rinse the quinoa, then place the quinoa and water in a microwave proof bowl and cook on high for 10 minutes. If it still looks too wet after 10 minutes, cook for another minute or so as the cooking time may vary depending on your microwave.



Once cooked, fluff up with a fork and leave to cool to room temperature.



Mix together all the dressing ingredients except the basil. Add the basil to the dressing just before serving otherwise the basil will go black.

Add half the dressing to the quinoa and mix through, then mix through the other ingredients. The rest of the dressing can be served on the side.



This recipe can be adjusted according to personal taste – you may prefer chicken instead of prawns, or could substitute other vegetables and fruit of your choice and make it a vegetarian dish. Healthy, colourful, light & satisfying – enjoy.

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