Gingery Quinoa Salad With Apples, Peas, And Coconut

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup chopped almonds
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups beets or 1 1/2 cups carrot juice
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 medium apple, diced
• 1/2 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 toast almonds in saucepan over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes. cool.
• 2 wipe out saucepan, add oil and onion. saute 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 stir in ginger, quinoa, and juice, and season with salt and pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat to medium-low.
• 5 simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.
• 6 remove from heat, and spread peas over cooked quinoa.
• 7 cover and let stand 10 minutes, until peas are thawed.
• 8 stir apple, coconut, and almonds into salad.
• 9 serve warm or at room temperature.