Backstory: I have a staff on my Special Diets list who's doing this parasite cleanse, and who has a intensely strict list of foods she has to avoid. So, while researching foods that would comply to these standards, I found a recipe for curried quinoa (link!) and decided that I would use that as a major ingredient in her salad. I also cooked up some chicken drumsticks last night, in an effort to have unprocessed chicken around for her; so I pulled that out of the cooler, too. And in a move of sheer brilliance, I began putting a plate together based on the colours of the vegetables we have kicking around. And the finished product was phenomenal! So pretty and so intensely yummy, too!!
The Salad
Ingredients:
-a handful of fresh baby spinach (used as the base of the salad)
-1 recipe of the curried quinoa from the link above, made with raisins (as we're a nut aware camp, I was unable to use the cashews but I'm sure they would have been a great addition)
-1/2 a large tomato, cut into 1/4 in dice
-1/8 ea red and yellow pepper, cut into a smaller dice than the tomatoes
-just a few rings of red onion, diced
-chicken from 2-3 drumsticks, diced up
-small handful of fresh blueberries
Just throw all the ingredients on a plate or in a bowl, and enjoy! Seriously, if you enjoy curry like I do, you should definitely try this!
Note: Because of her super strict dietary restrictions, I was unable to give her any dressing beyond a drizzle of olive oil, but I made up a honey and lemon vinaigrette for mine. For that, use 1 part lemon juice to 1/2 part honey, warm that up just enough to be able to blend the two, then add 3 parts canola oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste. A perfect compliment to all of the flavours!
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