Quinoa and Apple Salad with Curry Dressing
4 servings
30 minutes
This refreshing quinoa and apple salad with curry dressing is a true celebration of flavors! Quinoa, an ancient grain, provides a nutritious base for the dish, while sweet apples and raisins add a light fruity freshness. The honey-based dressing with shallots, lemon juice, and aromatic curry reveals spicy and sweet notes, making the taste multifaceted. Almonds add a pleasant crunchiness, while mint brings lightness and coolness. This salad is perfect as a standalone dish or as a side to light meat or vegetable dishes. Italian cuisine is known for its simplicity and elegance, and this salad is the perfect embodiment of these principles: nutritious, flavorful, and surprisingly balanced.
1
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and roast for about 7 minutes until golden brown. Cool and chop slightly.
- Almond: 40 g
2
Rinse the quinoa well. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, add the quinoa, bring to a boil again, and cook until done for about 15 minutes. Cool down.
- Quinoa: 1 glass
3
In a bowl, mix honey, chopped shallot, curry, a little salt, and lemon juice. Add a bit of pepper. Slowly, while constantly stirring, incorporate the olive oil.
- Honey: 1 teaspoon
- Shallots: 1 head
- Curry: 1 teaspoon
- Coarse salt: to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper: to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil: 2 tablespoons
- Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
4
Cut the apple into small pieces.
- Apple: 1 piece
5
Add quinoa, apple, raisins, mint, and nuts to the dressing in a bowl. Mix and serve.
- Quinoa: 1 glass
- Apple: 1 piece
- Currant: 2 tablespoons
- Crushed mint leaves: 20 g
- Almond: 40 g