Description

This curried quinoa salad is a perfect for summer; the quinoa is tossed with a yogurt, curry, and honey dressing and topped with cucumbers and mint.

Ingredients

• 3 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• 1 ½ cups quinoa
• ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 cup cucumber, sliced
• 1 cup chopped mango
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Bring vegetable broth, quinoa, and salt to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until liquid has absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes; uncover and fluff quinoa with fork.
2. Whisk yogurt, canola oil, rice wine vinegar, honey, and curry powder together in a bowl until combined; pour over quinoa and toss until coated.
3. Transfer dressed quinoa to a serving dish and top with cucumbers, mangos, cranberries, mint, and almonds; season with salt and pepper.