Fruit Salad Cashew, Orange & Mango Quinoa

If you are looking for an innovative and delicious vegan salad. Cashew, orange & mango quinoa salad can be described as one of the best options available. It makes an ideal lunch salad and you can cut the amounts in half for a perfect brunch dish as well. You just need 20 minutes to prepare this salad and when it comes to yield, 6 servings can be described as the best answer. Calories per serving come around 256 and fat per serving is 7.6 grams.

Here are the ingredients you need to make this delicious quinoa salad:

• Oranges – 2 nos.
• Cooked quinoa – 3 cups.
• Water – 2 tablespoons.
• Chia seeds – 1 teaspoon. (Instead of water and chia seeds, you can use 2 tablespoons of olive oil)
• Fresh lime juice – 1/4cup.
• White miso – 2 teaspoons. (You can use salt to taste instead of white miso).
• Seeded and diced jalapenos – 2 nos.
• Fresh cilantro – 1 cup.
• Chopped red onion – 1 no.
• Peeled, pitted, and diced ripe mangoes – 2 nos.
• Chopped cashews – 1/2 cup.
• Ume plum vinegar – 1 teaspoon. (Optional)

Step-by-step instructions

1. If you are using chia and water instead of oil, combine water and chia seed and mix well.
2. Leave the mixture for some time to form a gel.
3. Oranges need to be peeled and the pith should be removed before cutting into segments. It is being done to catch juice over a medium bowl.
4. The remaining membranes should be squeezed over the bowl and strain juices into a small bowl.
5. The orange segments have to be placed in a separate bowl.
6. Then, you have to add chia gel or oil, plum vinegar, miso or salt, and lime juice to the bowl containing orange juice.
7. Mix really well.
8. Mangoes, red onion, cooked quinoa, jalapenos, and cilantro should be combined using a large bowl.
9. Toss with dressing.
10. Top with cashews.
11. The salad is ready to serve.

Nutrition information
1) With chia seeds:
Servings – 6
Calories – 256
Fat – 7.6 grams
Carbohydrates – 43.4 grams
Protein – 7.2 grams
Cholesterol – 0 mg
Sodium – 78 mg
Fiber – 5.8 mg
Sugars – 17.7 grams
Weight Watchpoints – 7

2) With oil:
Servings – 6
Calories – 292
Fat – 12 grams
Carbohydrates – 43.1 grams
Protein – 7 grams
Cholesterol – 0 mg
Sodium – 78 mg
Fiber – 5.5 mg
Sugars – 17.7 grams
Weight Watchpoints – 8