Thursday 2 January 2014

Corn and Quinoa Salad with Honey, Lemon-Lime Dressing







 

 

That I'm posting a recipe for a salad bursting with healthful things has absolutely nothing to do with me over-eating and over-indulging in rich, decadent, over-the-top food of late... absolutely nothing. Pants on fire.


Corn and Quinoa Salad with Honey, Lemon-Lime Dressing
Serves 4

For the Salad:
2 ears of corn, husks removed steamed for 5 minutes and kernels removed
100g red quinoa
300g mixed cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
4 spring onions, finely sliced
1 jalapeno, finely chopped
1 cup chopped mint leaves
1 cup chopped coriander leaves
Juice of 1 lime

For the Dressing:
3 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
3 teaspoons honey
3 teaspoons lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
3 teaspoons sherry vinegar
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons pouring cream

Make the Salad:
Put the quinoa into a medium saucepan, add 1 cup water and bring to the boil. Reduce to simmer and cook with the lid on for about 25 minutes, until the quinoa is tender and the water has been absorbed. Set aside to cool.

Put the tomatoes, corn kernels, spring onions, jalapeno, mint leaves and coriander leaves into a large serving dish. Pour over the juice of the lime and leave to let the flavours mingle for about 30 mintues.

Add the quinoa and toss, then drizzle with the dressing to serve.

Make the Dressing:
Put all the dressing ingredients into a small bowl and whisk to combine.




10 comments:

  1. Gorgeous salad, I love the colours, I just want to dive in.

    In the interests of transparency; I ate and drank way too much over Christmas so today I had miso soup and carrot sticks for lunch, I feel better already!

    ;)

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    1. Haha Emma. I think I may have to mainline miso for a month to undo the damage I've done. x

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  2. OH! I have nearly everything to make this salad. I want to try all of your salad because they all seems delicious. Love, love it!

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    1. Thanks Gabrielle. It really is a yummy dish. I think you'll love it.

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  3. Oh, the beauty! These colors are amazing, and I love everything in this salad. This is going on our menu for next week!!

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  4. This is a perfect salad for summer. Love it, definitely going to add it to our repertoire. Quinoa, yes sir! x

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    1. Quinoa rocks!... As opposed to finding rocks in your quinoa which would be the pits... As opposed to finding quinoa in your pits which would just be gross... okay, I'll stop now. x

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  5. That looks like summer on a plate! So delicious.

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    1. Thanks Maria. Summer on a plate it truly is. It's so lovely to wonder around the garden with my basket and my straw hat on, my designer sandals and my floaty dress blowing in the breeze and pick my food. Actually, it's really lovely to pick my own food in my garden with my hair in an untidy bun, my flip-flops on and my shorts just resting on my hips - which is more like reality.

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