Asparagus and Quinoa Salad

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes
Category: Veg

Ingredients

• Asparagus blanched, tips trimmed and reserved 8-10
• Quinoa 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Spring onion bulbs 2 large
• Golden apricots 4-5
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Red capsicum 1/2 medium
• Green capsicum,chopped 1 small
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• Extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon

Method

1. Heat 2 cups water in a non-stick pan, add quinoa and salt, cover and cook.
2. Roughly chop spring onion bulbs. Chop apricots. Halve the lemon and remove seeds.
3. Keep the asparagus tips for garnish and chop the stalks. Cut the red capsicum into small cubes.
4. Put spring onions, asparagus, red capsicum, green capsicum and apricots in a bowl. Add crushed black peppercorns and lemon juice and mix well. Add extra virgin olive oil and salt and mix well.
5. When the quinoa is done, add it to the vegetables in the bowl and mix well.
6. Put the salad into martini glasses, garnish with asparagus tips and serve.