Tomato & Basil Quinoa Salad Feat. Lion's Mane
This salad is vegan, refined-sugar and gluten-free. Fresh, light and super tasty, did we mention it is super simple?
Description
You can try adding extra protein to this salad to really bulk it out. Trojan horse Lionโs Mane into the delicious dressing, we love adding our adaptogenic herbs to all our meals and drinks. Did you know our tonic herbs are not effected by temperature? So you can add them to hot and cold drinks and food.
Feel free to try any of our medicinal mushrooms in this recipe, Mason's Mushrooms blend, Turkey Tail and Reishi are some great options.
We hope you love this recipe :)
Thanks to Tam and Pat, from ourย favouriteย coffee roastersย The Branches, for this delish recipe.
Ingredients
Core Ingredients
Other Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked white quinoa
- 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 small zucchinis shaved into ribbons or thinly sliced
- 1โ4 cup kalamata olives
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1โ2 cup chopped toasted almonds
- 1 cup salad greens
- DRESSING:
- 1 tsp SuperFeast Lionโs Mane|Pinch salt
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 small clove garlic minced
- 1โ2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp minced fresh basil
Method
Step 1
For the dressing combine vinegar, maple, garlic, Lionโs Mane and salt into a bowl and whisk to bring everything together. Continue whisking and slowly add olive oil to emulsify. Stir in basil.Step 2
In a separate bowl, combine the rest of the salad ingredients except the nuts.Step 3
Stir in the dressing to taste.Step 4
Sprinkle nuts over the top.Featured in this recipe
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