Name: Golden Quinoa Salad with Mango and Walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Dressing:; 1/3 cup plain lowfat yogurt; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 tablespoon minced gingerroot; 2 teaspoon Curry powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oilSalad:; 1 cup quinoa; 2 ripe mangoes (chopped); 1 red pepper (sliced); 1 green onion (thinly sliced); 1 chili pepper (finely chopped); 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint; 1 cup California walnuts (toasted and roughly chopped)

Golden Quinoa Salad with Mango and Walnuts

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

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Ingredients

Dressing:
1/3 cup plain lowfat yogurt
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon minced gingerroot
2 teaspoon Curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oilSalad:
1 cup quinoa
2 ripe mangoes chopped
1 red pepper sliced
1 green onion thinly sliced
1 chili pepper finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
1 cup California walnuts toasted and roughly chopped

Instructions

Dressing:
1 In medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, lime juice, ginger, curry, salt, pepper and oil. Set aside.
Salad:
1 Add quinoa to a large saucepan of boiling salted water. Cook 10 minutes. Pour quinoa into a fine strainer, reserving cooking liquid.
2 Return cooking liquid to pan and place quinoa, in strainer, over cooking liquid. Cover with lid or foil and continue to steam about 10 minutes more of until quinoa is tender. Let cool.
3 In bowl, combine quinoa and dressing until well combined.
4 Gently stir in mango, red pepper, greem onion, chilies, mint and walnuts.