As promised some time back I’m promptly back with another Quinoa recipe!This is a salad served in Endive Boats.Absolutely delicious and perfect for today’s gorgeous spring weather.As the weather gets warmer shedding those extra pounds off our body is not a bad idea.After all, we’ve got to get into those summery outfits, don’t we?This recipe will not only help you shed those extra pounds but will also do your body A LOT of good!Quinoa as we all know is extremely healthy, low in carbs, full of vitamins and minerals, a light and nutritious meal that is good and good for you.
This salad has a range of flavors and looks very elegant.Ideal served as your lunch or as a salad for a party.The contrasting textures from the crunchy Endive and Cucumber and the soft and creamy Avocados and Quinoa itself makes for a very interesting mix.The Balsamic dressing and the Raisins add the sweet and acidic hit to the salad.Overall a winner 🙂
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Salad Ingredients:
Quinoa-1 1/2 cup cooked
Cucumber-1 cup cubed
Large Avocado-1 cubed
Raisins-1/2 cup
Endives-2 heads (makes about 20)
Balsamic Dressing:
Balsamic Vinegar-1 tbsp
Honey-1 tsp
Salt-1 tsp or to taste
Pepper-1 tsp
Olive Oil-2 tbsp
Process:
Cook the Quinoa according to the instructions.Keep aside.
Cut the bottoms of the Endive heads (about 1/4inch).Separate the leaves and arrange on a platter.
Whisk the dressing together.
Mix all the salad ingredients and drizzle the dressing all over.Toss the salad.Take a spoonful and fill the Endive Boats with the salad.Serve chilled!
March is #Greenslove month and I’m glad to be co-hosting this bloghop with these fabulous blogger friends.Please make sure to check out their blogs while you’re here!
Al Dente Gourmet ~ Aldy ~ @AlDenteGourmet
ASTIG Vegan ~ Richgail ~ @astigvegan
Badger Girl Learns to Cook ~ Kimberly ~ @BdgrGrl
Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves ~ Becky Higgins
BigFatBaker ~ Erin ~ @BigFatBaker
Bon a croquer ~ Valerie ~ @Valouth
CafeTerraBlog ~ Terra ~ @CafeTerraBlog
Cake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchess
Cheap Ethnic Eatz ~ Evelyne ~ @cethniceatz
Easily Good Eats ~ Three Cookies
Georgiecakes ~ Georgie ~ @georgiecakes
Kitchen Belleicious ~ Jessica ~ @kbelleicious
Mis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakk
My Twisted Recipe ~ Dudot ~ @mytwistedrecipe
No One Likes Crumbley Cookies ~ TR ~ @TRCrumbley
Oh Cake ~ Jessica ~ @jesshose
Queen’s Notebook ~ Elizabeth ~ @Mango_Queen
Rico sin Azucar ~ Helena ~ @ricosinazucar
Savoring Every Bite ~ Linda ~ @Spicegirlfla
Simply Reem ~ Reem ~ @simplyreem
Soni’s Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfood
Sprint 2 the Table ~ Laura ~ @Sprint2theTable
Teaspoon of Spice ~ Deanna ~ @tspbasil
That Skinny Chick Can Bake ~ Liz ~ @Thatskinnychick
The Art of Cooking Real Food ~ Laura ~@TAofCRF
The Spicy RD ~ EA ~ @thespicyrd
The Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarian
Vegan Yack Attack! ~ Jackie ~ @veganyackattack
Vegetarian Mamma ~ Cindy ~ @VegetarianMamma
What a beautiful salad…so fresh and healthy, lovely!
These look like they could be the perfect appetizer. I don’t think it could get any healthier! So LECKER. BTW, not sure if you already saw it, but I just gave you the “Sunshine Award” a couple of days ago! XO
Can you give us something a little healthier? 🙂 The quinoa salad is perfect and I love the idea of the endive boats. What great flavors and textures!
Quinoa and avocado are a fantastic combination…and your photos are stunning!
I have awarded you the Versatile Blogger Award because I found your blog to be simply awesome and delicious – come check it out here: http://gobakeyourself.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/a-monstrous-post/
Congrats 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
These little Quinoa Endive Boats look so cute and delicious. Will have to make some of these soon! 🙂
This is a really nice salad that has all kinds of goodness in it, pinned it 🙂
I’ve been on a quinoa kick lately, and I love the idea to serve it in endive boats. Glad to continue the #greenslove celebration with you 🙂
I have to be honest here…I’m not a big fan of quinoa. But I am perpetually in love with endives…especially braised ones and I love how gorgeous your ‘boats’ look! I’m thinking of making these with jewelled cous-cous. 🙂
They look so pretty all lined up. I am new to quinoa and can’t wait to experiment with it. So happy to now have another idea on what to do. Thanks! x
Thanks Lisa,Zoe,CCU and Liz!!You all are truly wonderful friends 🙂
What a delicious salad…and beautiful presentation. I recently made a quinoa salad with avocado and it was fabulous….I know I’d love this 🙂
These look simply adorable – but that would not stopping me from munching on these for dinner 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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This entertaining dish is very beautifully presented. Very elegant!
Your blog is fantastic and would love to follow you for more 😀
Beautiful presentation! This is my ideal dinner, light and simple! 🙂
Thanks so much Anu 🙂
Oh Soni! Great pictures and delicious idea for this month’s bloghop.
Thankyou all for your sweet and lovely comments on my post!Really appreciate it 🙂
Yum…the boats look rocking 🙂
Ah, yes, this is mighty helpful. I’ve just started on the quinoa bandwagon and looking for recipes. This one’s definitely going onto my list. Thanks!
What a great-looking vegetarian recipe! I would definitely serve this as an appetizer.
These are perfect for starters.
The clicks make me drool here.loved the colour n wonderful n tatsy too…….
MAha
These are so awesome!!! I love the way you used the endive!
Cutee boats n great recipe!!
Cook in any recipe with Cilantro/Cumin as main ingredients & rush it in my EP Series-Herbs n Spices
Erivum Puliyum
I love Belgium endive and often use it to serve like this but never used quinoa! This is really pretty!!! Thanks for the recipe I need to try quinoa out!
Hi Soni! I love quinoa. This is a very attractive presentation – certainly a conversation piece for casual dining.
So creative and would be perfect for a dinner party! Love it!
Yum, these look so fancy for a party or a dinner treat!
Mmmm, what a great post and a lovely dish. I will definitely be making these when the weather warms up here. My mouth is watering already!