Sprouted Quinoa Mandarin Fruit Salad
Serves: 6 | Prep time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 20 MIns
Ingredients
1 (15 oz.) can Mandarin oranges
Water
1 cup uncooked TruRoots® Organic Sprouted Quinoa
1 pound medium strawberries, washed, stemmed and quartered
1/3 cup toasted sliced almonds*
1/3 cup prepared Asian salad dressing
Instructions
DRAIN oranges reserving syrup. Add water to reserved syrup to make 1 1/2 cups. Combine syrup mixture and quinoa in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to boil. Reduce to simmer. Cover and cook 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Fluff with fork.
*To toast almonds: Place 1/3 cup sliced almonds in dry nonstick skillet. Cook over medium heat, shaking pan until nuts are lightly browned. Remove from pan immediately to avoid over-browning.
TOSS oranges, strawberries, almonds and dressing in medium bowl to combine. Spread quinoa on serving platter. Spoon fruit onto center of quinoa. Chill until ready to serve.