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🍽️ Quinoa Apple Salad

568 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 150 g Quinoa
• 450 ml vegetable broth
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• salt
• white pepper
• 1 tsp honey
• 0.5 tsp mustard
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 carrots
• 1 apple
• 2 spring onions
• 1 small romaine lettuce
• 1 handful herbs (5 g; parsley, dill)
• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds (30 g)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the quinoa grains under running water in a sieve.
2. 2. Place the drained quinoa in a pot with boiling vegetable broth.
3. 3. Cook the quinoa on low heat for about 15 minutes.
4. 4. Remove the pot from the heat and let the quinoa cool down completely.
5. 5. Whisk lemon juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, honey, mustard, and oil together in a small bowl to make a dressing.
6. 6. Peel the carrots and then wash them.
7. 7. Grate the carrots finely using a grater.
8. 8. Wash the apple and remove the core.
9. 9. Cut the apple into thin strips.
10. 10. Mix the grated carrots and apple strips with the prepared dressing.
11. 11. Clean the spring onions and wash them.
12. 12. Slice the spring onions into thin rings or chop them finely.
13. 13. Wash the salad greens and cut them into thin strips.
14. 14. Wash the herbs and shake off excess water.
15. 15. Tear the herbs into small pieces.
16. 16. Fluff the cooled quinoa with a fork.
17. 17. Gently fold the quinoa with the carrots, spring onions, apple strips, and salad strips.
18. 18. Season the salad once more with salt and pepper.
19. 19. Divide the salad onto plates.
20. 20. Garnish the salad with the herbs and seeds.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 568
• Protein: 17 g · Fett/Fat: 19 g · Carbs: 80 g