31/10/2023
Recipe of the Week!! From Essential Cuisine 🧑🍳
It's Halloween tomorrow!! We bet that after all those pumpkins that have been carved, there are plenty of spare pumpkin seeds needing a use... How about trying this tasty recipe from Essential Cuisine 😋 🤤
How to make...
"Quinoa Salad" 🥗
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Serves: 10
Gluten Free ✅
Suitable for Vegetarians ✅
You Will Need... 🍽️
750g quinoa, cooked per instructions using Essential Cuisine Light Vegetable Stock (code: 18524)
750g feta cheese, grated
10 cooked beetroots, cut into wedges
250g sunblush tomatoes
100g fresh mango, cubed and griddled
Freshly ground pepper
Sea salt
50ml fresh lemon juice
150ml extra virgin olive oil
20g Essential Cuisine Vegetable Mirepoix Glace (code: 57572)
1 bunch sliced spring onions
🎃 150g toasted pumpkin seeds 🎃
1 bunch torn basil leaves
Method 🧑🍳
1. In a suitable bowl, gently mix the cooked quinoa, beetroot, tomatoes and fresh mango
2. Blend together the lemon juice, oil and Essential Cuisine Vegetable Mirepoix Glace
3. Stir into the salad with the spring onions
4. Season to your taste with freshly ground pepper and sea salt
5. Spoon into a serving dish and sprinkle over the feta, pumpkin seeds and basil
Chefs tip 👩🍳
You can use cooked quinoa, just increase the amount of Essential Cuisine Vegetable Mirepoix Glace in the dressing if necessary. You can also use pre-cooked beetroot or boil from raw in their skins until tender to preserve the nutrients.
🎃 no left over pumpkin seeds 😔 ? Call 01626 368800 and order Buchanan's Pumpkin Seeds (code: 28241)
