Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Black Olives

Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Black Olives
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Black Olives a try. One serving contains 606 calories, 13g of protein, and 43g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up spears asparagus, kosher salt and pepper, honey, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

Instructions

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Watch how to make this recipe.
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Combine the vinegar, honey and mustard in a blender and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil and blend until emulsified.
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Add salt and pepper to taste and pulse a few times to incorporate.
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For the quinoa salad: Bring the salted water or vegetable stock to a boil and add the thyme. Stir in the quinoa, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until cooked through, about 30 minutes.
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Remove from the heat and let sit 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
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Preheat the grill.
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Brush the asparagus with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill on all sides until just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
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Remove from the grill and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
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Transfer the quinoa to a large bowl, fold in the asparagus, olives, goat cheese, basil and parsley.
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Add just enough vinaigrette to moisten the salad; don't make it too wet.
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Transfer to a platter and drizzle with more of the vinaigrette.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In55 m.
Servings6
Health Score27
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