Apple Quinoa Salad With Curry Dressing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup raw whole almond
• 1 cup organic bulk quinoa
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped organic shallot
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons dried currants or 2 tablespoons dried cherries
• 1 organic apple, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

Recipe

• 1 toast almonds until fragrant in a 375º f oven for about seven minutes.
• 2 rinse quinoa thoroughly in a fine sieve and drain. bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• 3 add quinoa, return to boil, stir, cover and reduce heat. simmer until quinoa is tender but still chewy, about 15 minutes. fluff quinoa with a fork and let cool.
• 4 for the dressing, whisk together honey, shallot, curry powder, salt and lemon juice in a large bowl.
• 5 season with pepper. whisking constantly, add olive oil in a slow, steady stream and whisk until emulsified. add quinoa, currants, apple and nuts and toss well.