Nectarine and Quinoa Salad Recipe

This nectarine and quinoa salad is a tasty, naturally sweet dish. If you love a range of textures and flavours, this is the salad for you. This healthy salad of grains and nuts with a minty yoghurt dressing is a great summery lunch.

If you are vegan simply swap the yoghurt for a dairy free alternative. You can also substitute the nectarine for any seasonal fruit, let us know what you try!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course dinner, Lunch, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine world

Keyword nectarine and wholegrain salad

Diet Dairy Free, Naturally Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Ingredients

250 g organic quinoa
2 tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil
half a lemon juiced
natural sea salt crystals
organic cracked black pepper
1 cucumber finely diced
3 spring onions finely diced
1 little gem or cos lettuce roughly chopped
2 nectarines finely diced
100 g walnuts roughly chopped
1 dsp organic maple syrup
for the dressing -
3 tbsp yoghurt
1 tsp chopped mint
half a lemon juiced
1 tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil
natural sea salt crystals
organic cracked black pepper

Instructions

For the dressing, stir the lemon juice, mint and salt and pepper into the yoghurt, then drizzle in the olive oil whilst still stirring.
Next, gently fry the nectarine and walnuts in olive oil for 2 minutes.
Add the maple syrup and fry for a further 2 minutes then put aside.
Place the cooked whole grains in a large bowl, add the olive oil, lemon juice, cucumber, spring onion and lettuce then mix throughly.
To serve, divide the grains into 4 portions, place the nectarine and walnuts on top and drizzle with the dressing.