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Prawn and quinoa salad

Prawn and quinoa salad

Prawn-and-quinoa-salad

4 serves

10 m

30 m

Ingredients

  • 100 g quinoa
  • 3 cups green beans, trimmed
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 350 g raw prawns with tail-shells on
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ½ bunch fresh dill, chopped
  • ½ bunch flatleaf parsley, chopped
  • ¼ bunch mint, chopped
  • 120 g baby spinach, roughly chopped
  • 50 g macadamia nuts, roughly chopped

Method

Step 1

Place quinoa in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and cook for 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain well and set aside.

Step 2

Cook green beans in a saucepan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Drain. Refresh under cold running water, drain.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large frying pan, add garlic and prawns and cook for 3 minutes, until the prawns are cooked through.

Step 4

To make dressing, combine olive oil and lemon juice in a bowl and stir to combine.

Step 5

Mix together the quinoa, cherry tomatoes, parsley, dill, and mint in a small bowl.

Step 6

Place the spinach and green beans on the bottom of a large salad plate, top with quinoa mix and scatter prawns and macadamia nuts over the salad and drizzle with dressing.

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