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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Quinoa Salad and Sunbutter Dressing

I was given the recipe for the Sunbutter Dressing from a friend and decided to make a Quinoa Salad to go with it.  The dressing makes about 2/3 cup and I only used a small amount for my salad.

Quinoa Salad and Sunbutter Dressing


Salad for One:
1/2 cup cooked quinoa
2/3 cups vegetables  and fruit ~ I used Romaine lettuce (torn in small pieces), mini peppers, red onions and blueberries
Sunberry Dressing to taste (I used about a tbsp)
Sunflower Seeds or Pumpkin seeds

Sunbutter Dressing: makes 2/3 cups
3 tbsp Sunbutter
1 tbsp olive oil ( I used Pompeian Extra Light Tasting Olive Oil)
2 tbsp orange juice
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 tbsp honey
1 small garlic clove
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:
To make dressing, add all ingredients into food processor and mix until no lumps.  
For salad mix quinoa, vegetables and blueberries, add dressing to taste.  Mix well.
Serve on a bed of Romaine Lettuce.
Garnish with either sunflower seeds (I was out) or I used pumpkin seeds.

Cook's Notes:  I will be adding more dressing when I make this salad the next time.  It was so delicious but 2 tsp is just not enough to get the full flavour of the dressing.

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1 comment :

  1. Quinoa has become my replacement for rice and potatoes and always looking for new recipes. I love your Sunbutter Dressing for the salad, it sound delicious and I like the addition of blueberries too. I will definitely give this a try. Thanks so much for sharing with Foodie Friends Friday party this week. I've pinned and shared.

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