Apple Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup, rinsed in a fine sieve, of quinoa
• 1/4 cup golden or sultana raisins
• 19 oz (540ml) canned, rinsed and drained, chickpeas
• large handful chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta
• 1 tart, chopped, skin on BC Tree Fruits apple
• 1/4 cup canola or olive oil
• 2 tbsp (can sub lemon juice) rice vinegar
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/4 tsp (can sub powder) curry paste
• 1/2 cup toasted (can sub almonds) walnuts

Directions

1. 1

   Cook quinoa according to package directions, and set aside in a wide salad bowl to cool. Add the raisins while the quinoa is still warm so they plump up.

2. 2

   Once cooled, add the chickpeas, parsley, feta and apple.

3. 3

   Shake the olive oil, vinegar, honey and curry together in a jar, and drizzle over the quinoa salad. Toss, then sprinkle with nuts just before serving.