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Quinoa Salad Recipe

Makes 6 servings of quinoa salad.

Ingredients 

  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 1/2 cups raw whole grain quinoa
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • dash salt and pepper, to taste (sea salt tastes best) 
  • 1 cucumber, sliced
  • 1 red or yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup lightly steamed broccoli florets
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped

Directions

  1. Cook quinoa in vegetable broth until it fluffs up, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. While quinoa is cooking, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, garlic cloves and salt and pepper.
  3. When quinoa is finished cooking, allow to cool slightly then, toss with vegetables and lemon juice mix, stirring to combine well. Add more salt and pepper to taste, and chill before serving.

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Mushroom Palm Salad

The warm garlic mushrooms enhance the dressing and wilt the greens…a yummy and satisfying salad.

Tip: Blanch asparagus by placing in boiling water for 1 minute then run under cold water

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 cup (250 ml)  mushroom: brown, shiitake or other favourite
  • 6 cups (1500 ml)  mesclun mixed greens, washed and dried
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) each: (slivered) red pepper, yellow peppers and orange peppers
  • 1 cup (250 ml)  asparagus, trimmed and blanched
  • 1 can heart of palm, drained, rinsed and sliced lengthwise

Dressing

Directions

  1. In medium frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat
  2. add garlic and mushrooms
  3. Sautee for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and the water has evaporated set aside
  4. Meanwhile, place mesclun geens in large salad bowl, add peppers, asparagus, heart of palm and sauteed mushrooms.
  5. In small bowl combine enerjiVe ™nu herbal infusion basil, cilantro, mint  and lemon dressing
  6. add to salad along with seeds when ready to serve.

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