| The fact that quinoa itself is gluten free makes | | | | Chop up the radishes |
| preparing a gluten free quinoa salad very easy | | | | Now mix in all the ingredients with the cooled |
| indeed. This is one of the many reasons for this | | | | quinoa and add your preferred dressing. If you |
| grain's popularity. It is so easy to add things to | | | | are serving your salad immediately then the |
| quinoa and end up with a nutritious and satisfying | | | | dressing is optional. You will find that it keeps |
| meal It can be ready in minutes. What you add to | | | | better in the fridge if you use a salad dressing of |
| your salad will depend on what you have in your | | | | some kind. So you can make double and use it |
| garden or fridge to put in. Here is a simple idea | | | | over 2 days. |
| for one salad recipe | | | | You can serve your salad with meat slices or |
| Ingredients | | | | simply eat it on its own. As it is a complete |
| 1 cup of quinoa | | | | protein it makes a completely nutritious meal on |
| 2 cups of water | | | | its own. I nearly always place the quinoa salad on |
| 1 large carrot | | | | a bed of salad leaves or raw spinach. You can |
| 1 sweet pepper | | | | also top it with a sprinkling of raw quinoa sprouts |
| ½ cup sweetcorn | | | | making it doubly nutritious. |
| 8 small radishes | | | | This is just one example of a gluten free quinoa |
| Low fat Mayonnaise or Extra Virgin Olive Oil To | | | | salad. What you can do is make it up with your |
| Dress | | | | own choice of gluten free salad vegetables. You |
| Method | | | | can also use seeds and legumes such as |
| Firstly rinse the quinoa under a tap to ensure the | | | | sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, |
| saponin coating is completely removed. Some | | | | chick peas, haricot beans and freshly shucked |
| times this will not be needed as it comes pre | | | | garden peas. I also use walnuts and almonds but |
| rinsed. If it foams under a tap then you need to | | | | for people on a gluten free diet these can |
| rinse the foam off. If you do not then the salad | | | | sometimes be a trigger for other allergies. You will |
| will taste slightly bitter. Then boil it in the water | | | | know what you can eat and sort out your salad |
| for 10 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. | | | | ingredients accordingly. |
| Allow it to cool for an hour. | | | | Either way I hope I have shown you how easy it |
| Slice or grate the carrot | | | | is to knock up a gluten free salad using quinoa in a |
| Rinse the sweetcorn seeds | | | | few minutes that is good for your health. |
| Chop or slice the sweet pepper | | | | |