Ancient Grains Salad

Eaten last night at a Quinoa seminar at IE Produce in Takapuna. What a great night we had! A chance to learn and a chance to taste a range of quinoa recipes  including this super healthy salad. The main ingredient was Ceres organics ancient grain fusion (white and black quinoa combined with brown and red rice)

Once cooked these ancient grains were combined with olives, sun dried tomatoes and garden herbs and tossed in a dressing.

 

Quinoa with fresh herbs, Sundried tomatoes and Olives

Ready in             20 minutes

Serves:                2  

          

1 cup               Ceres Organics Quinoa, (red, white, Super grain mix or quinoa rice blend)

     ¼  cup             parsley, chopped

     ¼ cup              basil, chopped

     1 tbsp              Thyme leaves, chopped            

 1/4 cup            Ceres Organics Sundried tomatoes in oil, chopped small

    1/4 cup            Black olives, chopped small

Dressing:

 

  2 Tbsp.            Fresh lemon juice

  4  Tbsp.        Ceres Organics Olive oil

  Pinch               Ceres Organics Herb salt

Cook Quinoa according to packet instructions. Transfer to a bowl.   Allow to cool.  Add fresh herbs, sundried tomatoes and black olives.

Whisk together dressing ingredients. Toss with quinoa.

 

 

Joyce has kindly posted the recipes we tried  on the IE produce website. To see them go to http://www.ieproduce.com.

 

Once you are on the home page

Click on ‘In Store shows (right hand side of the page)

Click on ‘Past Shows’

Click on Quinoa evening (pronounced keen-wa)

Click on ‘recipes’.