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Ingredients
Salad
- 100 g white quinoa (see Tips)
- 200 g red quinoa (see Tips)
- 850 g water, plus extra for soaking
- 1 carrot, cut into cubes (1 cm)
- 1 beetroot, cut into cubes (1 cm)
- 60 g frozen peas
- 50 g shelled pistachios, toasted
- 40 g dried cranberries (see Tips)
- 3 sprigs fresh mint, leaves only, roughly torn
Dressing
- 100 g extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 20 g honey
- 10 g red wine vinegar
- 40 g lemon juice
- salt, to taste
- ground black pepper, to taste
- feta cheese, crumbled, to serve (optional)
- 2 limes, cut into wedges, to serve
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1508.9 kJ / 359.3 kcal
- Protein
- 9.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 30.4 g
- Fat
- 21.1 g
- Fibre
- 5.6 g
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