Salad Recipe ☆ Mango Quinoa Salad

This dish is as healthy as it is colorful!

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup quinoa
• 3 mangoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup chopped cucumber
• ½ cup diced red bell pepper
• ⅓ cup chopped green onions
• 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach
• ¼ cup Mazola® Corn Oil
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mango chutney
• ¼ teaspoon Spice Islands® Fine Grind Black Pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons Spice Islands® Curry Powder
• ¼ teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Mustard
• ¼ teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Ginger

Cooking Directions

1. Heat water and salt in a medium saucepan; bring to boil. Add quinoa and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest for 5 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl. Add mango, cucumber, red pepper and onion to quinoa. Mix well.
2. To make dressing: Blend oil, vinegar, chutney, black pepper, curry, mustard and ginger in a food processor. Add 1/4 cup dressing to quinoa mixture. Stir to coat. Spoon quinoa salad over spinach OR mix spinach with quinoa mixture. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Chill if desired.

Nutrition Facts

• calories126.3
• carbohydrateContent17.5 g
• fatContent5.8 g
• fiberContent2.2 g
• proteinContent2.6 g
• saturatedFatContent0.8 g
• sodiumContent202.2 mg
• sugarContent6.6 g