Orange And Jicama Quinoa Salad Food

RED QUINOA AND CITRUS SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse the quinoa in a strainer several times with cold water. Bring 1 1/4 cups water to boil in a medium saucepot with a tightly fitted lid. Add the quinoa, cover and simmer until the grains display a thread-like spiral and the water is fully absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, undisturbed, for 5 minutes. Fluff with two forks and transfer to a large glass mixing bowl to cool. Set aside.
• Combine the lime juice, agave nectar, jalapeno, garlic and cumin in a glass mixing bowl, whisking briskly. Drizzle in the oil slowly, continuing to whisk. Once the vinaigrette is smooth and slightly thickened, whisk in the 1/2 cup cilantro and the lime zest. Season with salt.
• Place the oranges, jicama, onions, almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro in a medium mixing bowl. Pour in about half of the cilantro lime vinaigrette and gently toss. Fold into the quinoa. Drizzle in the remaining vinaigrette, and toss to combine thoroughly. Season with salt.
• Transfer the quinoa salad to a large serving bowl, garnish with almonds and serve immediately.

ORANGE-PISTACHIO QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 12-14 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork. Cool., In a large bowl, combine romaine, beans, mandarin oranges, cucumber, pistachios, onion and cooled quinoa. In a small bowl, finely grate zest from orange. Cut orange crosswise in half; squeeze juice from orange and add to zest. Whisk in oil, salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat.

ORANGE JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the orange and lime juices in a nonreactive bowl, and taste to make sure you like the mixture of the juices.
• If you feel it needs more lime, or more orange, adjust as necessary, and add salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
• Take your baby greens (or mesclun) and divide it among individual plates (recipe serves 6), and set aside.
• In a large bowl, gently toss the jicama, orange segments, and cilantro.
• Drizzle with the citrus juice mixture and toss gently to combine.
• Arrange the jicama mixture on top of the greens you have arranged on plates, and garnish your salad with red onion slices.
• Sprinkle very lightly with chili powder.
• ENJOY!

JICAMA-ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and segment the oranges with a paring knife (see page 52). Squeeze the empty membranes over a large bowl to release the juices.
• Whisk the chili powder, salt and pepper to taste, the olive oil and lime juice into the orange juice. Toss in the orange segments and jicama. Before serving, add the scallions, cilantro and pomegranate seeds.

ORANGE AND JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

JICAMA AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the dressing ingredients week, set aside.
• Place all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss.
• Pour enough dressing to coat, toss again and plate.
• Garnish each salad with a squeeze of lime and a sprinkling of chile powder, if desired,.

ORANGE CRANBERRY QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Peel orange, remove white pith and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
• Heat oil over medium heat, cook onions 2 minutes or until softened but not browned.
• Add curry powder, stir while cooking 30 seconds. Be careful not to burn.
• Add broth, quinoa, and 1/4 tsp salt. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and quinoa is translucent.
• In a medium bowl, combine carrots, cranberries, orange, orange peel and 1/4 tsp salt. Carefully stir mixture into quinoa. Cover and let set 3 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

NO-FAT ORANGE, CUCUMBER AND JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine cucumber, oranges, jicama and green onions in a glass bowl.
• Combine juices, chili powder and salt; pour over salad ingredients.
• Sprinkle mint over the salad; toss, cover and chill, preferably overnight, mixing occasionally.

ORANGE JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• On 8 individual salad plates, arrange a bed of shredded lettuce.
• Sprinkle the jicama on top.
• Arrange about 5 orange sections in a flower pattern on top of each.
• Sprinkle with the chopped red onion.
• Put a radish in the center of each salad.
• In a small, tightly lidded jar, combine the oil, orange juice, chili powder, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Shake to blend well.
• Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon over each salad just before serving.

ORANGE, CUCUMBER AND JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Tear the romaine into bite-sized pieces and place in a salad bowl.
• Arrange the oranges, cucumber, onion, jicama, and pepper on top.
• Mix together the oil, vinegar, oregano, and salt and pepper.
• Pour this dressing over the salad and mix lightly.

AVOCADO, ORANGE, AND JíCAMA SALAD

Steps:

• With a sharp knife cut peel and pith from oranges. Working over a bowl, cut sections free from membranes and squeeze enough juice from membranes to measure 1/4 cup. In a bowl whisk together orange juice, curry powder, salt, cumin, sugar, and vinegar. Add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified. Peel jícama and halve lengthwise. Thinly slice jícama crosswise and add to vinaigrette, tossing to combine. Halve, pit, and peel avocados and thinly slice crosswise.
• Lift jícama from vinaigrette and arrange on 4 plates with orange sections and avocado. Pour remaining vinaigrette over and around salads.

JíCAMA, ORANGE, AND CORIANDER SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl gently stir together all ingredients except pine nuts. Salad may be made up to this point 1 day ahead and covered, chilled.
• Sprinkle each serving with 10 pine nuts.

AVOCADO, ORANGE AND JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Peel jicama and julienne by cutting into 1/4 inch thick slices, then stack and cut into 1/4 inch strips.
• Chop strips onto 2 inch sticks, place in a medium bowl.
• Remove peel and pith from oranges and cut into sections (hold over bowl or slice on a grooved board in order to retain juices).
• Add sections and juice into bowl with jicama.
• Squeeze remaining juice from orange membranes into separate small bowl, add jelly and blend.
• Pour jelly/juice over jicama and orange sections.
• Cut avocado into 1/2 inch dice, chop cilantro and red onion to your preferred size (not too big though).
• Toss with jicama and oranges and let stand 10 minutes or chill for 30 before serving.
• May be served over greens.

ORANGE-JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine ingredients.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.

SOUTH AMERICAN-STYLE JíCAMA AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the lime juice, the salt, the chili powder, and the cayenne and add the jícama, tossing it to coat it well with the dressing. Arrange the oranges decoratively around the edge of the platter and mound the jícama with a slotted spoon in the center. Drizzle the dressing remaining in the bowl over the oranges and sprinkle the scallions over the salad.

ORANGE AND JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Peel jicama; cut into 4-inch batons ( 1/2 inch thick). Let soak in an ice-water bath.
• Cut peel and pith from oranges; cut flesh into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; quarter rounds. Quarter lemon cucumbers lengthwise. Cut melon into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
• Drain jicama; pat dry. Arrange all ingredients on a platter. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with vinaigrette.

ORANGE AND JICAMA QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine quinoa, jicama, cilantro, red onion and oranges.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.