Herbed Quinoa and Asparagus
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Herbed Quinoa and Asparagus
A bright, refreshing spring salad of nutty quinoa, steamed asparagus and lots and lots of herbs. Perfect picnic fare!
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 170g quinoa
- 450ml water
- 225g asparagus, hard white ends cut off
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 bunch spring onions, chopped
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- salt and pepper, to taste
- crumbled feta, optional
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:30min
- Bring quinoa and water to the boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Cut asparagus into 5cm lengths. Steam asparagus until just tender. Plunge into ice water to keep crisp and a vibrant green colour.
- Whisk olive oil, lime juice, salt and cumin together.
- Toss the quinoa, asparagus, spring onions, coriander and mint with the dressing. Season with salt and pepper and top with crumbled feta, if desired.
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Considering its main ingredient is boring and tasteless this recipe really does taste yummy. I think 2 limes is a bit too much but apart from that, it's a winner in our household - 16 Aug 2014 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)
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