Monday 3 June 2013

Quinoa Cabbage Salad with Mint



Summer cabbage has a light and crispy structure - with a little effort it turns into a tasty salad. I cutted the cabbage into thin stripes, mixed them with the boiled quinoa grains and seasoned the salad with mint and lemon-vinaigrette - easy peasy and so fresh & delicious!



You will need

1 cup (2 dl) raw quinoa (I rinsed quinoa grains properly, and cooked them for 20 min.)
cups (4-5 dl) thinly sliced ​​cabbage
1/4 cup (½ dl) chopped fresh mint

Mix the following ingredients together into a vinaigrette:
1/4 cup (½ dl) canola oil
juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon of white balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon of acacia honey / honey
salt and pepper, a small pinch of cayenne pepper


- After the quinoa grains have cooled down, mix them together with the sliced cabbage and chopped fresh mint. Pour the lemon vinaigrette on the top.

Quinoa Cabbage Salad with Mint is a delicious and filling salad, it goes well together with beans, chicken, veal and fish. If you make a double portion, the salad remains fresh in the refrigerator for a few days.

I have enchanged the original recipe by replacing whole wheat grains with quinoa, and I've added balsamic vinegar and honey to the vinaigrette.


The season for fresh cabbage and herbs is at the door!

  View the printable recipe

 
Enjoy the aromas of lemon & mint ...
flavours of summer,
 
Nina

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11 comments:

  1. Oh yum, this sounds quite delicious! I have some quinoa in my cupboard - I think I will make this with it :) Thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Hugs to you!

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  2. I have all the ingredients, tomorrow I will make this salad. :)

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  3. I have some quinoa and really love it! I will have to try this. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

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  4. It looks and sounds delicious! I am going to have to try it.

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  5. This looks so cool and refreshing...just what we need for the heat we are having down here. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  6. This looks like the perfect salad for summer. I really love salads made with cabbage.

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  7. This looks really good! I've never tried quinoa but have heard quite a bit about it. Found you from the Link Up Tuesday Blog hop and new GFC follower. Have a good one!

    Britney @ The Princess & Her Cowboys

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  8. Sounds so delicious and refreshing!!!

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  9. Looks and sounds yummy! :)

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  10. Wow Nina! The salad looks sooooo good!!

    Thanks for sharing at The DIY Dreamer... From Dream to Reality! Looking forward to seeing what you have been up to tomorrow evening!

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  11. Hey, I'm a new follower from the Tuesday hop. I love Quinoa! Thanks for the recupe!

    I'd love it if you can follow me back :)

    xoxo
    ochibernadas.blogspot.com

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