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Quinoa Salad with Mango, Currants, Almonds, & Mint
4 from 6 votes

Quinoa Salad with Mango, Currants, Almonds, & Mint

Simple and healthy quinoa salad with mango, currants, almonds, mint, and a citrus dressing.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American, International, Vegetarian, Vegan, gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups water
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 Mango peeled and chopped, large
  • 1 cup currants dried
  • 1 cup almonds chopped, citrus flavored
  • 1/3 cup mint chopped
  • For the Orange Citrus Dressing:
  • orange juice of 1 large
  • orange zest of 1 large
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon agave nectar
  • salt to taste, freshly ground
  • black pepper to taste, freshly ground

Instructions

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  1. 1. Add quinoa, water, and salt to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork. Let cool quinoa cool to room temperature.
  2. 2. In a large bowl, combine quinoa, mango, currants, almonds, and mint. In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice, zest, olive oil, and agave. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Drizzle over quinoa salad. Toss until ingredients are well dressed. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  3. Note-this salad is good served at room temperature or chilled. If you don't need the salad to be vegan, you can use honey instead of agave in the dressing. Regular almonds also work in this salad.