Name: Red quinoa and quail egg salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 125 gm red quinoa; 12 quail eggs; 1 bunch each green and white asparagus, (white ones peeled), cut into small batons; 8 large green olives, coarsely chopped; ½ cup each coarsely chopped mint and flat-leaf parsley; 1 golden shallot, thinly sliced; Large pinch of sumac; Anchovy and lemon vinaigrette; 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oi; Juice of 1 small lemon, or to taste; 3 anchovy fillets, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed

Red quinoa and quail egg salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for red quinoa and quail egg salad.

Serves 4

Prep

30M

Cook

25M

Total

55M

We’ve used the red variety, but any quinoa will work in this recipe.

Ingredients

125 gm red quinoa

12 quail eggs

1 bunch each green and white asparagus, (white ones peeled), cut into small batons

8 large green olives, coarsely chopped

½ cup each coarsely chopped mint and flat-leaf parsley

1 golden shallot, thinly sliced

Large pinch of sumac

Anchovy and lemon vinaigrette

60 ml (¼ cup) olive oi

Juice of 1 small lemon, or to taste

3 anchovy fillets, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

Method

Main

1.Cook quinoa in boiling salted water until tender (15-20 minutes), then drain and spread on a tray to dry.

2.Meanwhile, cook eggs in boiling water until medium-boiled (3 minutes). Drain, then refresh, peel and set aside.

3.Blanch asparagus (2-4 minutes), then refresh and set aside.

4.For anchovy and lemon vinaigrette, whisk ingredients in a bowl to combine. Season to taste and set aside.

5.Combine remaining ingredients (except sumac) in a bowl, add quinoa, asparagus and dressing, toss to combine, and spread on a platter. Halve eggs and arrange on top, scatter with sumac and serve.

This recipe is from the March 2012 issue of .
Drink Suggestion: Pale dry pinot noir rosé Drink suggestion by Max Allen
Notes

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