Grilled oranges with quinoa & almond salad

Grilled oranges with quinoa

Preparation time 10 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  1. 250 mL (1 cup) uncooked quinoa
  2. 250 mL (1 cup) water
  3. 250 mL (1 cup) sodium-reduced chicken broth
  4. 2 navel oranges
  5. 15 mL (1 tbsp.) finely chopped red onion
  6. 2 mL (½ tsp.) ground cumin
  7. 60 mL (¼ cup) sliced almonds, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped
  8. 8 fresh mint leaves, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven broiler.
  2. Rinse quinoa and cook according to package directions using water and chicken broth. 
  3. Peel 1 navel orange, then slice it crosswise into ½-in. (1 cm) rounds. Cut other unpeeled orange in half cross-wise. Place orange slices on a baking sheet and broil about 2 minutes per side. 
  4. In a large serving bowl, combine quinoa, red onion, cumin, and almonds. Squeeze juice from orange halves over the salad and add mint. Mix well. Place grilled orange rounds on top of salad. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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