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Black Quinoa Pumpkin Salad
Healthy Black Quinoa Pumpkin Salad with lime and mint vinaigrette
Course
Salad
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
servings
Author
Chhavi
Ingredients
¼
Cup
Quinoa
½
Cup
Pumpkin
1
teaspoon
Olive Oil
1
Lime-Juiced
Salt to Taste
Hand-full Mint Leaves-Divided
Hand-full Pecans or Walnuts
Instructions
Cut the Pumpkin in cubes.Roast it in the oven at 180 degrees for 25 minutes till soft.
Boil the quinoa in water till its fluffy but the crunch remains.Around 20 minutes on medium heat.
Drain the water and let it cool.
In a bowl, mix in the oil, lime juice, salt.
Take about 10 mint leaves.Cut it into thin strips.Add to the vinaigrette.
Toss the quinoa together with the pumpkin and left over mint leaves.
Spoon in the dressing from the top.
Garnish with Pecans or walnuts and serve