Herbed Cherry Grain Salad with Spicy Ginger-Chili Dressing - Wu Haus

Name: Herbed Cherry Grain Salad with Spicy Ginger-Chili Dressing - Wu Haus
Ingredients: 1 cup dried quinoa; ½ cup pepitas; 1.5 cup red grapes cut in half; ½ cup parsley, roughly chopped; ½ cup basil, roughly chopped; Salt and black pepper, to taste; ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil; 1.5 Tablespoons sherry vinegar; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated on a microplaner; 1 teaspoon dried red chile flakes; ½ teaspoon ground Calabrian chili; ½ teaspoon sea salt; ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper; 1.5 tbs lemon juice; Feta (optional); 1 tsp maple syrup; 1/4 c dill; 1/2 c radicchio

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:15:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories423.1 kcal (21%)

Total Fat25.8 g (37%)

Carbs41.3 g (16%)

Sugars10.2 g (11%)

Protein9.4 g (19%)

Sodium396.7 mg (20%)

Fiber4.6 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupdried quinoa

½ cuppepitas

1 ½ cupred grapes

½ cupparsley

½ cupbasil

⅓ cupextra virgin olive oil

1.5 Tablespoonssherry vinegar

1 teaspoonfresh ginger

grated on a microplaner

1 teaspoondried red chile flakes

½ teaspoonground chili

Calabrian

½ teaspoonsea salt

½ teaspoonfresh ground pepper

1 ½ Tbslemon juice

Feta

optional

1 tspmaple syrup

¼ cdill

½ cradicchio

Instructions

Step 1

Thoroughly rinse quinoa in a fine mesh sieve. Add quinoa and 1 ¾ cup water to a small pot. Bring to a low boil over medium-high heat. Once water begins to boil, turn down heat to low, cover the pot and let cook for 15-18 minutes. Remove cooked quinoa from heat and allow to cool completely. Can be made ahead.

Step 2

Toast the pepitas in a dry skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes or until golden.

Step 3

Whisk all dressing together in a small bowl until smooth.

Step 4

Add quinoa, pepitas and pitted cherries to a large serving bowl. Toss with the dressing. Light fold in fresh herbs then salt and pepper to taste.