serves
2-3
prep
20 minutes
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2-3
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 750 ml (3 cups) water
- 5-6 green kale leaves
- 4 carrots
- 1 lemon
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) olive oil
- sea salt and black pepper, to season
- 1 cup raw hazelnuts
- 1 cup red grapes
- lemon zest and thyme leaves, to garnish (optional)
Dressing
- 1 grapefruit
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) olive oil
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp honey
- a pinch each of sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
To make the salad, place the quinoa and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 12 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the quinoa is just tender. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside to cool.
Rinse, drain and roughly chop the kale leaves. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the carrots into ribbons. Place in a big bowl, squeeze over the lemon juice and add the olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and combine with your hands.
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and stir-fry the kale mixture for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Place the hazelnuts in a saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes or until toasted. Meanwhile, wash the grapes and cut in half.
To make the dressing, squeeze the grapefruit juice into a glass. Add the oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Combine with a spoon.
Add the kale mixture, toasted hazelnuts and grapes to the quinoa. Pour over the dressing and, with a big spoon, mix all the ingredients. You can also add some lemon zest and thyme as a final touch.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
