五個"字"搞掂 - 彩虹藜麥沙律 / Cooking 5x5min - Rainbow Quinoa salad

 藜麥營養豐富, 成為近期大熱食材, 它的好處我不在這裡細數了。 這款沙律配搭多樣, 只須到市場採購當季蔬果, 加上沙律汁, 便可作醒胃前菜或主食. 配搭茄剛才分享的南瓜湯, 即成健康晚餐!

材料 (3-4人份):
2                     紅菜頭(熟)
1罐/ 400克  粟米粒
半條             青瓜
1-2                番茄 (選軟身因較多汁)
1/2杯           藜麥
適量             苜蓿芽
6湯匙           橄欖油
2湯匙           紅酒醋
1茶匙           第戎芥末

做法:
1. 洗淨藜麥, 加1 杯熱水用中火煲15分鐘
2. 將所有蔬菜(除苜蓿芽及粟米)切小粒, 分層放入樽內或其他容器
3. 將橄欖油, 紅酒醋,第戎芥末, 適量鹽及黑胡椒粉拌勻成沙律汁
4. 藜麥煮熟後隔篩用冷水沖洗, 用叉子拌稍為蓬鬆後放入樽內或其他容器.
5. 吃的時候將材料攪拌上碟, 隨喜好加入沙律汁

貼心提示:
1. 煮藜麥分享: a. 藜麥要洗淨去澀味 b. 藜麥和水比例 1:2 c. 生/熟藜麥比例 1:3
2. 沙律汁油醋比例 1:3
3. 家裡沒有紅酒醋嗎? 其實簡單如橄欖油 + 檸檬汁 + 鹽 + 黑胡椒粉也很不錯. 你亦可參考英國廚師Jamie Oliver 的4款沙律汁食譜 (英文) http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/recipe/jam-jar-dressings/
4. 配搭番茄南瓜湯省時做法 - 先煮湯, 運用小火煲湯時做沙律, 便可於一小時內(或更快!)預備好晚餐
5. 蔬果的配搭沒有特定, 可隨你發揮. 當然選色彩鮮豔的材料賣相更好看!

Quinoa is one of super food that has become very popular lately. The rainbow salad is simple and easy. Just pick the seasonal fruits and vegetables, mix with homemade salad dressing and we get an appetizer. Or serve together with pumpkin soup that is introduced earlier to become a healthy dinner!

Ingredients (3-4 portions):
2                     Cooked beetroot
1can/ 400g   Corn
1/2 piece      Cucumber
1-2                 Tomato (Roma tomato preferred)
1/2cup          Quinoa
                       Alfafa sprout
6tbsp            Olive oil
2tbsp            Red wine vinegar
1tsp              Dijon mustard

Method:
1. Rince quinoa. Add 1cup hot water and cook it for 15min using media heat.
2. Chop everything into small dices (except alfafa sprout and corn). Place into the jar or bowl in layers.
3. Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, salt and pepper into a salad dressing.
4. When the quinoa is cooked, put them under the running cold water. Sift the water well and use fork to make it fluffy. put into the jar or bowl.
5. Mix the vegetables well and serve with salad dressing.

Bonus:
1. Tips of cooking quinoa:
    a. rince thoroughly to clear the bitter taste
    b. quinoa/ water ratio 1:2
    c. raw / cooked quinoa ratio 1:3
2. salad dressing oil/vinegar ratio 1:3
3. Don't have red wine vinegar? simple as olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper are a decent combination :) English chef Jamie Oliver shares 4 salad dressing recipes that you can refer to as well
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/recipe/jam-jar-dressings/
4. Enjoy it with tomato pumpkin soup - save your cooking time by starting to cook the soup, then prepare the salad while it is boiling.
5. There is no rules of selection of fruits and vegetables, just use your imagination! The colorful the ingredients, the better it looks!