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Summery Fruit Salad With Quinoa Recipe

	Tooheymomster / All my dishes 7 months, 1 week ago Summery fruit salad with Quinoa. Sounds very exotic! Prep:10m Cook:10m Servings:5	Tooheymomst
	quinoa cantaloupe jicama seedless grapes celery lemon yogurt mayonnaise balsamic vinegar salt dryroasted walnuts mint lime

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Ingredients

1 cup uncooked quinoa, thoroughly rinsed and drained

1/2 medium to large cantaloupe

1 small jicama (8 to 9 oz.)

1 1/2 cups seedless grapes

2 large stalks of celery

8 oz. fat-free or reduced-fat mayonnaise dressing

1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. dry-roasted walnuts, coarsely chopped

3 tbsp. fresh mint, chopped or thinly sliced, plus 5 sprigs for garnish

1 lime, cut into 5 wedges

Directions

Cook the Quinoa according to package directions, omitting the salt and oil.

Transfer the Quinoa to a large, chilled bowl.

Once the Quinoa has cooled to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely chilled.

Meanwhile, dice the canteloupe, peel and dice the jicama, halve the grapes and slice the celery on the diagonal

Refrigerate in seperate containers.

At serving time, whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar and salt and stir the mixture into the Quinoa.

Drain the canteloupe and stir the canteloupe, jicama, grapes, walnuts and 3 tbsp. mint into the Quinoa.

To serve, place two 1-cup scoops of the salad on each plate.

Garnish with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge to squeeze over the salad.

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