Citrus Quinoa Chayote carrot salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 422.3
  • Total Fat: 8.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 610.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 74.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 14.8 g
  • Protein: 15.2 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Citrus Quinoa Chayote carrot salad calories by ingredient


Introduction

Very light sweet and savory quinoa vegan salad Very light sweet and savory quinoa vegan salad
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 cup 365 Organic Quinoa
    2 serving Chayote Fruit Raw (One 5-3/4" Chayote) (by L.R.N.L)
    1 medium Carrots, raw
    1 small Onions, raw
    2 pear, medium (approx 2-1/2 per Pears, fresh
    168 gram(s) Clementines (citrus), 168 g = 2 clementines +/-
    2 cup Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) cooked from dry beans
    1 tsp Turmeric, ground
    .5 tsp Pepper, red or cayenne
    1 tsp Salt
    1 tbsp Coconut Oil - Nature's Way Pure Extra Virgin

Tips

Delicious and light salad great for picnics.


Directions

Cook 1 cup of Quinoa with 2 cups of water.
Dice the onion, carrot and Chayote Squash and in 1 tbs of oil, saute the onion and add the diced squash and carrots for saute them for 5 minutes with salt and spices.
When it is cooled down for about 10 minutes add the quinoa and chick peas. Dice the pear and clementine pieces to the mix and mix it well.

Serving Size: Makes generous 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GKUNDROD.