Quinoa Salad With Kiwi And Brazil Nuts

• salad
• 1 cup white quinoa rinsed
• 3 tomatoes peeled, cut into cube
• 1 carrot peeled and grated
• 2 kiwifruit peeled, chopped
• 1 handful lettuce leaves coarsely chopped
• sauce
• 2 tomatoes seeded and skin, cut into cube
• 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon flax seeds soaked for 1 hour
• 2 tablespoons mustard sauce vegan, Dijon
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• salt Himalaya, or sea, to taste
• 1 pinch black pepper optional
• water q.s.
• brazil nuts Handful of chopped
• dried apricots Handful of chopped, diced

1. Cook quinoa following packet directions. Drain. Rinse under running cold water. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Wash and chop the lettuce, peel and grate the carrots, cut the tomatoes into cubes and peel and slice the kiwi in slices. Place in a bowl.
3. Place in blender all the sauce ingredients and pulse until smooth, add water as needed. Taste and set the flavor to taste.
4. Add the cooked quinoa in a serving bowl; add lettuce, carrot, tomato and kiwi. Pour the sauce over the ingredients and garnish with chopped nuts and apricot.
5. Serve and Enjoy!

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Quinoa-Salad-with-Kiwi-and-Brazil-Nuts-1532991 (may not work)