French Market Recipe 2025 10 Salade de Quinoa Quinoa salad

French Market Recipe 2025 10

Salade de Quinoa Quinoa salad

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 200gr Trio of quinoa
• 1 courgette
• 1 small punnet baby tomatoes
• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 2 tablespoons pitted green olives
• 1 large shallot
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 3 tablepoons Extra virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar herbes de Provence
• 200gr Danish Feta cheese
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 1 Lemon
• Handful of fresh mint

Directions:  

1. Boil the quinoa for 10-15 minutes minutes then drain and allow to cool
2. Make the vinaigrette: place mustard in a bowl, slowly whisk in the olive oil, then whisk in the vinegar
3. Wash the vegetables and mint and pat dry
4. Peel shallot and slice finely
5. Cut peppers in half and remove the seeds
6. Slice peppers into small pieces
7. Cut tomatoes in half
8. Slice the olives
9. Chop the feta into small pieces
10. Mix the vegetables and quinoa together
11. Add the vinaigrette and toss the salad well
12. Sprinkle the feta over the salad
13. Grate fresh black pepper over the Feta
14. Grate the zest of the lemon over the salad
15. Tear the mint leaves into small pieces and sprinkle over the salad
16. Place in fridge until serving

Serve cold, accompanied by a glass of La Cabane (Cabernet Franc) from Comte de Thun, available in our shop or order online at www.frenchmarket.co.za

Bon Appétit