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Enjoy a delicious quinoa spring salad with lentil and asparagus. It's bursting with flavour thanks to pine nuts, walnut oil and raspberry vinegar. Good-quality vinegar and walnut oil make all the difference in this dressing. If you don't have black quinoa, regular white one will work just great.
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- Combine 300 ml water and rinsed quinoa in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Transfer to a large bowl. Set aside to cool.
- In another saucepan, fill in 450 ml water and bring to the boil. Add lentils, asparagus and return to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes until lentils are slightly softened and asparagus tender. Be careful not to cook too long, as you the lentils to be al dente and asparagus bright green. Drain and rinse in cold water.
- Combine all the ingredients for the dressing, stirring with a whisk until well-blended.
- Place cooked quinoa, lentils, asparagus, fennel fronds and half of the roasted pine nuts in a bowl. Add in vinaigrette and toss until well combined. Transfer to a large serving plate and sprinkle the rest of pine nuts over.
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69 comments:
I am amazed by your creative and healthy salad dressings. The salad must be full of depth and flavors.
I am so much into asparagus right now, I could eat it every day. This is a great combination, a new one for me as well, I hope I can find the black quinoa, I never had that.
What an amazing dish! I'd love to try it!
Mouthwatering! This spring salad is perfect.
Cheers,
Rosa
Angie, delicious looking salad...love this :) thanks for sharing the recipe
Oh my gosh this is beautiful Angie. walnut oil and raspberry vinegar such wonderful flavours
Love all the components of this - it's got to be delicious! I haven't yet paired lentils with quinoa...sounds so good!
Angie, this is going to the top of my must-make list! Perfect spring salad!
A lovely salad and a simple vinaigrette that sounds wonderful! What a perfect combination of flavors and textures.
Hi Angie! I love this protein packed salad. Quinoa is fantastic when I want to have a meat-free meal and I love the fact that you combined them with lentils. Delicious!
This salad sounds fantastic! And definitely perfect for spring!!
This is such a healthy and delicious salad, Angie!! I am loving your presentation in the shot glasses - SO fun!! And that Walnut Oil Vinaigrette sounds amazing! Can't wait to try this! Cheers, friend! :)
Healthy, delicious and such a beautiful salad, looks so tempting..
i'm pretty sure i'd make a huge mess eating this out of those narrow glasses, but that's okay--i'd still do it and enjoy every bite! :)
Hi Angie, this is one of your best yet, I love everything about this and your presentation is amazing.
I'm loving the looks of your salad!
Mmm - am loving the combo of quinoa, lentils, asparagus, Pine nuts and Fennel fronds. Lovely salad Angie!
You are very creative. Would love to try this asparagus salad.
I have had black quinoa in my cupboard for a while now, and have been wondering what to do with it. This is the perfect solution!
Beautiful salad, Angie!! Love the walnut vinaigrette!
Quinoa AND lentils??? This salad sounds FABULOUS, Angie!!!
Shall I call you Salad Queen? Whenever I think of a healthy salad you immediately come to my mind. What a bowl of delicious and healthy salad. I've never tried walnut oil before, taste like walnut?
I love the combination of flavors and textures you have going on in this salad. It looks absolutely delicious! :)
The walnut oil in the dressing sounds perfect for this salad, Angie! Lentils are a favorite of mine too. Delicious recipe!
YUM! It looks and sounds amazing.
I love the way you have presented this salad Angie. My mouth is watering. I love the look of black quinoa (I always have some in the cupboard)with the asparagus.Healhty and delicious.
This would be so great for parties and events. So so pretty and love the combo my friend.
Have a great weekend.
xo
I love the sound of that dressing, so fresh and fruity!
That is such a pretty presentation, Angie. Love your vinaigrette!
so healthy and flavorful! love it Angie!
Angie, I wrote down these ingredients for next time I'm at the store! Looks so good, can't wait to try it. :)
I'm going ask my market about the black quinoa…it certainly makes a nice contrast to the other ingredients in your salad.
This salad sounds absolutely delicious! With 2 tablespoons of raspberry vinegar, yummy!!!
Healthy and a yummy salad
Hi Angie,
Thanks for sharing this lovely and healthy salad ^-^!
Such a gorgeous salad, Angie! What a beautiful combination of earthy flavors! : )
What a cool way to serve a salad - in a glass! I love it almost as much as I love this simple salad. Roasted pinon are standard for many of my favorite salads and love the simple dressing. Walnut oil...have never used that in a salad dressing. Sounds fabulous!
We're about to be rolling in asparagus here in Vermont, so this recipe sounds perfect. I am a huge fan of nut oils too, walnut included, so this will be a must try recipe soon!
I don't even know where to start, there are so many wonderful things going on in the salad. Combining lentils and quinoa too is like a super superfood salad. Love the verrine presentation!
Looks delicious and healthy!
oh wow!!! love the gorgeous colour contrast!! I am in serious need of salad dressing lessons. :P. hope you have a good week!!
Sounds delicious and the presentation is amazing!
I love the presentation of this salad Angie!! So beautiful, and I LOVE the black quinoa!!
Angie, this quinoa lentil salad sounds so good and super health packed meal. I love the combination of lentils, fennel, pine nuts and walnut oil vinaigrette make this especially appealing and the shot glass presentation is amazing.
I'm kind of hooked on Quinoa now and have found some really good "veggie" burgers with it in them. This salad is on my list to try. You help me to be healthy with your inspiring recipes! XOXO
What a beautiful dish! I just can't seem to get enough asparagus right now, and need to try this :)
Yum! Great idea! I love quinoa and it’s been a while since I made it. I have to give this recipe a go!
I love walnut oil and often forget to use it! This looks like a perfect way and a delicious salad! I am so happy that salad season is upon us!
What a great way to use quinoa and lentils; I bet this is really filling and I'd love to have some for lunch!
I love salads especially during summer! This is a perfect light meal!
As always I love all the details about this recipe, but the walnut raspberry vinegar sounds unbelievable...I love the little cup servings, too!
These are absolutely delicious! One of my friends is from Peru and she brings quinoa to us every time she visits. Absolutely great idea! Delicious!
This salad is so beautiful Angie! So perfect for springtime. I love quinoa!
Quinoa becomes my favourite food since I tried it the first time. Your dish is very inspiring to make a healthy treat. Good idea, Angie.
Look soooo beautiful Angie ; other lovely recipe :)
What a beautiful dish! I ate a lot of quinoa on our trip top Greece the past couple of weeks and I can't wait to start cooking with it more now that I am home.
I've been out of walnut oil for awhile, and I miss it. It sounds great in this vinaigrette!
Well, this is just the prettiest!
WoW! Look beautiful, I must tried it the first time.
This looks so healthy, delicious and easy to make!! I absolutely love it.
Angie, your blog is my #1 source for bread and salad recipes :), what an amazing looking salad!
oh my goodness, Angie, what a great salad and clever way to pack and present it! All those rich colors and healthy ingredients! Can you come over and cook for my family someday?
I love how deliciously healthy this salad looks and sounds! I need to find some walnut oil soon!
I've not used black quinoa. I'm assuming the taste is the same. This salad is an entire meal!
This looks SO fresh and delicious! Asparagus is one of my favorite spring veggies and it sounds perfect with the lentils and quinoa!
Wow, Angie, this salad and these pictures are absolutely stunning! Definitely going to make this in the next days :)
Sounds perfect for the warm days. I definitely have to try it!
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Dear Angie, This salad looks delicious and healthy and I love the presentation. xo
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