Greek · Salad

Toasted Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate and Orange

Name: Toasted Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate and Orange
Total time: 59 min
Yield: Serves 2 to 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 170 g white or red quinoa, 1 cup, uncooked; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, for toasting the quinoa; 480 ml water, or water and vegetable stock combined, 2 cups; salt, to taste; 3 cups fresh baby spinach, trimmed and cut into thin strips; 1 pomegranate, or 1 cup of seeds; 1 blood or navel orange, zested, then cut into sections; 1 small firm but ripe avocado, halved, pitted, flesh scored; 80 ml extra-virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup; 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 60 g unsalted pistachios, 1/2 cup, toasted

Quinoa toasted in olive oil before simmering, then tossed with baby spinach, orange segments, pomegranate seeds and avocado in a plain balsamic dressing, with pistachios for crunch. Hearty enough to be a main course.

YieldServes 2 to 4
Hands-on40 min
Total59 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Quinoa

170 gwhite or red quinoa, 1 cup, uncooked
1 tbspextra-virgin olive oil, for toasting the quinoa
480 mlwater, or water and vegetable stock combined, 2 cups
to tastesalt

Salad

3 cupsfresh baby spinach, trimmed and cut into thin strips
1pomegranate, or 1 cup of seeds
1blood or navel orange, zested, then cut into sections
1small firm but ripe avocado, halved, pitted, flesh scored

Dressing

80 mlextra-virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup
3 tbspbalsamic vinegar

To finish

60 gunsalted pistachios, 1/2 cup, toastedoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan
Mediterranean

Contains

Tree nuts
Pistachio
Sulfites
Quinoa
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Avocado
Pomegranate
Spinach
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Chewy
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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