You may remember last week I made a savoury quinoa tabouli salad with chicken and grapefruit. And now this week I have a sweet quinoa fruit salad for you. That’s the great thing about quinoa- it’s very versatile and can be made into a number of dishes, both sweet and savoury. I’ve made this into a paleo/primal friendly, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free recipe by using quinoa which is gluten free and coconut cream instead of dairy-cream but which is just nice. I hope you give quinoa a go and try one of these recipes.
Quinoa Fruit Salad with Coconut-Passionfruit Cream
Ingredients:
- 2-3 T. red quinoa, soaked overnight in water
- 1 C. fruit of your choice: I used6 strawberries, 1/4 pineapple, 1/2 pear
- 1 passionfruit
- a handful of almonds, soaked in water overnight (you can try adding different nuts and seeds as well)
- 2 T. coconut cream
How to:
- Rinse the quinoa in a fine mesh strainer until the water runs clear and not soapy (this is due to the saponins). Add the quinoa plus about a cup of water to a saucepan and cook until soft and the tails become exposed from the quinoa (around 5-10 minutes). Drain the water and set aside.
- Drain and rinse the almonds and pat them dry with paper towel.
- Prepare your fruit: I sliced the strawberries, and cubed the pineapple and pear. Add the fruit to your bowl and stir in the quinoa and almonds.
- To make the coconut-passionfruit cream: simply stir together the coconut cream and the passionfruit. Then dollop it on top of your quinoa fruit salad and enjoy!
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Wow quinoa salad looks delicious. I am going to try it this weekend. I love that Coconut-Passionfruit Cream. Superb recipe.
This looks very delicious! I need to get my hands on some red quinoa so I can make this. I love the addition of coconut cream too! I can’t wait to try this =)
Thanks Tiffany! You can also use regular quinoa, just so you know! Let me know how it goes!
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What a wonderful and beautiful way to use quinoa Michelle!! I have a box of red quinoa at home just waiting to be used!! With your strawberries this is just lovely!!
This looks fantastic! I can’t wait to try it. How do you make your coconut cream? I have never tried it, but would love to be able to do so for my lactose intolerant child.
looks so tempting. you made me hungry!AAaaahh. . .I love strawberry, I love the recipe gosh!
So healthy and totally delicious…right up my alley! Thanks for linking to SIT!
Thanks Amy. Thanks for stopping by :)
Ooo yum! This looks like the perfect breakfast :)
~Aubree Cherie
Thanks Aubree :). It was pretty delicious!
This sounds so amazing! I can’t wait to try it. I’m coconut intolerant, so I think I will give it a try using Amy’s cashew cream: http://www.simplysugarandglutenfree.com/raw-cashew-cream/
Awesome recipe! Thanks Michelle :)
This sounds so amazing! I can’t wait to try it. I’m coconut intolerant, so I think I will give it a try using Amy’s cashew cream: http://www.simplysugarandglutenfree.com/raw-cashew-cream/
Awesome recipe! Thanks Michelle :)
Yummy!
What a delicious recipe!
I’ll try..
Thanks.
This looks so delicious and it is a great idea for snacks.
Quinoa fruit is healthy, and I love coconut passionfruit cream.
Can’t wait to try.
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