Quinoa salad with beets and fennel vinaigrette
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beets; trimmed | |
| ¼ | cup | Red wine vinegar |
| ¼ | cup | Minced shallots |
| 2 | teaspoons | Fennel seeds; crushed |
| ¾ | cup | Olive oil |
| Salt; to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste | ||
| 1½ | cup | Quinoa |
| 3 | cups | Crumbled feta cheese |
| 1 | Fennel bulb; trimmed, and | |
| Thinly sliced | ||
| 2 | cups | Chopped fresh arugula |
Directions
Cook beets in large saucepan of boiling water until tender, about 45 minutes. Drain. Cool. Peel beets. Cut beets into thin wedges. Place in medium bowl. Whisk vinegar, shallots and fennel seeds in small bowl.
Gradually whisk in olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle ¼ cup vinaigrette over beets; toss to coat. Cook quinoa in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well. Rinse with cold water and drain again. Place quinoa in large bowl. Add cheese, fennel and arugula and mix gently. Add remaining dressing and toss to coat.
Transfer salad to large bowl. Arrange beets atop salad. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
Recipe Source: TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TH-6339 broadcast 11-19-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
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04-09-1998
Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.