Plum Quinoa Salad

Plums are summer favorite of mine. As much as I like plums, I was surprised when I heard of plum and quinoa salad. I did tweak it to make it taste ‘ just right’ for my family. I want to share the same with you today.

Ingredients:
1. Plums - 2-3 Medium
2. Quinoa - 2 Cups (Cooked)
3. Parsley- 1 Bunch
4. Slivered Almonds - 1/4 Cup

For Dressing:
1. Ginger - 1 TSP - freshly grated or ground
2. Lemon Juice - 2 TBSP
3. Honey - 1 TBSP
4. Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 3 TBSP
5. Salt - 1/2 TSP or as per taste
6. Cracked Black Pepper - 1/2 TSP or as per taste

Method:
1. Cook the quinoa as per directions on the packaging. Most of the times, it’s one part of quinoa and 2 parts of vegetable broth or water. You bring both to boil and cover for 15-20 min to simmer. If needed, let it simmer longer until all liquid is absorbed.

2. While quinoa is cooking, in a small jar, about 8-10 oz, add all the ingredients listed under ‘for dressing’. Close the lid for the jar and shake it until all ingredients are mixed well. Keep the dressing aside to chop parsley and plum.

3. Thinly slice plums. Wash parsley thoroughly. Discard the thick stems and roughly chop it.

4. In a mixing bowl, mix quinoa, parsley and all the dressing. Gently mix in plum slices. Top it with slivered almonds.