Pistachio Date Quinoa Salad Recipe | Vitamix International

Ingredients

• For the Salad:
• ½ cup 85 g quinoa, uncooked
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon fennel seed
• ⅘ cup 210 ml water
• ½ small 25 g yellow onion, sliced
• 1 ½ cups 45 g fresh spinach
• ¼ cup 15 g Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
• ½ 75 g chickpeas, drained, rinsed
• ½ cup 80 g dates, pitted
• ¼ cup 40 g pistachio nuts, toasted, shelled
• For the dressing:
• 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 ½ Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 Tablespoon lime zest
• ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ pinch ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, optional