
How To Make Sunshine Slaw with Quinoa
Put together a light and easy dish with this sunshine slaw. It brims with the healthy flavors of mixed veggies and quinoa tossed in honey-mustard dressing.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupquinoa,rinsed in a fine-mesh colander, or 1 ½ cups leftover cooked quinoa
- 1cupwater
- ½cupraw pepitas,(hulled pumpkin seeds) or sunflower seeds
- 8cupsmixed shredded vegetables,(green or red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts and/or carrots), or use about 20 oz store-bought slaw mix
- 1cupred onion,(1 small), halved and thinly sliced
- ½cupchopped fresh cilantro,or parsley
- 1cupsunshine salad dressing*,or more to taste
- salt,to taste
Instructions
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To cook the quinoa, combine the rinsed quinoa and the water in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then decrease the heat to maintain a gentle simmer.
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Cook for about 12 to 15 minutes, until the quinoa has absorbed all of the water reducing heat as time goes on to maintain a gentle simmer.
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Remove from heat, cover, and let the quinoa rest for 5 minutes, to give it time to fluff up.
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Meanwhile, toast the pepitas in a small skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes stirring frequently, until fragrant and making little popping noises. Set aside to cool.
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To make sure the onion flavor doesn’t overwhelm the salad, rinse the sliced onion under running water, then let it drain well.
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In a large serving bowl, combine the shredded vegetables, drained onion, and cilantro. Add the cooled quinoa and pepitas. Drizzle the dressing on top and toss to mix.
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Let the slaw rest for 20 minutes before serving (this is key to great flavor), then season to taste with salt, and stir in more dressing if desired.Â
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This slaw is best the day it’s made, but it keeps well in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 4 days.
Recipe Notes
Check out this Sunshine Salad Dressing Recipe to learn how to make it.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 393.99kcal
- Fat:Â 27.22g
- Saturated Fat:Â 4.86g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 7.99g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 12.75g
- Carbohydrates:Â 30.46g
- Fiber:Â 6.97g
- Sugar:Â 2.31g
- Protein:Â 9.30g
- Sodium:Â 591.83mg
- Calcium:Â 50.64mg
- Potassium:Â 463.79mg
- Iron:Â 2.68mg
- Vitamin A: 312.82µg
- Vitamin C:Â 15.13mg
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