Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Black Quinoa Pumpkin Salad with Avocado Sour Cream Dressing


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This protein-packed quinoa salad embodies the flavors of autumn, but it's great served any time of the year. This salad is packed with spicy roasted pumpkins, black quinoa and red onions, and finished with a creamy herby avocado dressing. Great warm or cold, as a meatless main or side dish!

Black Quinoa Pumpkin Salad with Avocado Sour Cream Dressing

inspired from this and this
Avocado Sour Cream DressingSalad
  • 1 Avocado
  • 150 g Sour cream
  • 1 tbsp Lime juice
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • 1 clove Garlic, crushed
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Chopped mixed fresh herbs of choice
  • 350 g Pumpkin, peeled and roughly cut
  • 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp Finely chopped garlic
  • 2 tsp Finely chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 120 g Black quinoa
  • 350 ml Water
  • 1 Red onion, sliced
  • Parsley or cilantro leaves
  1. Place all ingredients for the dressing in a food processor and blend until smooth. Chill until ready to serve.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. 
Put the pumpkin, chilli flakes, garlic, ginger, olive oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl and toss until well coated.
 Spread evenly in a roasting tray lined with baking paper), then roast for 30 minutes, or until the pumpkin is just cooked through but still firm.
  3. Rinse quinoa in a fine sieve until water runs clear, drain and transfer to a medium saucepan. Add water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until water has absorbed. Set aside to cool and fluff with a fork.
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Combine the pumpkin, red onion and black quinoa in a large serving plate. Garnish with parsley and serve with avocado dressing.

http://schneiderchen.de | © 2014 | http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com


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140 comments:

  1. interesting salad. also Love the avocado dressing!

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  3. A beautiful salad! That combo is great. Will have to try that soon.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  4. Oh the fall and the colors, you packed everything in one bowl :) Looks wonderful Angie! Have a great fall!

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  5. Hi Angie
    I was on here commenting when you left a comment on my sight. I made a salad just like thias this other day and added feta. What a great idea to add avocado and sour cream. Perfect

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  6. Pumpkin season is on at Angie's. Great way to start it!

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  7. The black quinoa with the orange pumpkin look so attractive together. Another tasty and healthy salad.
    sam

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  8. This is my kind of salad! Wish I were having it for lunch!

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  9. Gorgeous colours! I've yet to try black quinoa yet, but I love the regular quinoa. Thanks for the recipe :-)

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  10. I definitely prefer pumpkin in savoury applications. This is absolutely gorgeous! Love the avocado dressing too, yum!

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  11. Anonymous24/9/14 15:39

    I could enjoy this every day Angie. Wonderful recipe.
    Have a super day.
    :-) Mandy xo

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  12. My kind of salad! The avocado dressing looks like a perfect topping for this lovely dish, Angie.

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  13. Oh gosh that looks absolutely delish! I am so gonna try this sooon! Especially since I have a pack of sprouted quinoa and I am running out of ideas how to cook it. :P Thanks Angie for sharing this. :9

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  14. Pero que ricura.
    Un saludito

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  15. Such a lovely bowl of salad! I love pumpkins!

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  16. Anche io questa settimana mi sono cimentata con la quinoa! grazie per questa proposta con l'avocado che mi piace moltissimo. Sicuramente la rifarò;))
    Bacio

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  17. Autumn certainly is here...just by admiring your beautiful, colorful fall salad! So healthy, and totally delicious. I could have this for lunch right now; not wanting to have anything else and I would be so content!

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  18. Just gorgeous colors on this very fall salad indeed. You always make me want to buy a pumpkin :-)

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  19. Beautiful salad, perfect for fall! I love the pictures :)

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  20. With temperatures dropping - I am really loving warm salads - and Angie - this one sounds marvelous - while that dressing sounds divine, I think I could eat the salad sans dressing - so much flavor in it! As always, gorgeous photos!

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  22. It looks beautiful and delicious!

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  23. des saveurs que j'aime beaucoup
    bonne soirée

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  24. This is fall (perfection) inside one bowl! Love it <3

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  25. This is all kinds of perfect Angie! I love all of the flavors and the veggies.

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  26. I love this time of the year here since it's the beginning of pumpkin season :) I am a huge fan of winter squash in general, there are so many great recipes using pumpkin! Your recipe looks great!

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  27. awwww... it looks so good! i love the colors! The pumpkin is so tasty! I have one in my house and I'm wondering what to do with it...

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  28. I love quinoa but never tried using black quinoa! this is great - I'll keep my eye out for it next time, it looks so beautiful!

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  31. This would keep me satisfied all day. Love the color of the pumpkin, it's so vibrant!

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  32. I've bookmarked this. I love all the ingredients piled in this deliciously looking and healthy salad. Thanks Angie, yet again for presenting such a lovely salad.

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  33. Wonderful autumn colors!

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  34. Oooo I love salads with quinoa! And with the pumpkin - it sounds delicious! Love the avocado dressing too!

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  35. This is so gorgeously presented, Angie! ❤ ❤

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  36. I'm loving the contrasting colors of the pumpkin and quinoa in this Halloween reminiscent salad Angie ;-). As always, just bursting with goodness and what a great dressing too. By the way, so happy to see that you are on Facebook -- it seems to me I have looked you up there before without success. Glad I finally found you. Now I'm going to pin some of these lovely recipes of yours! xx

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  40. Awesome salad Angie...love the colors, especially with the avocado dressing...
    Hope you are having a great week :D

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  41. Another mouthwatering meal. Thanks again for sharing.

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  43. Angie thanks for brighten my day with your colorful salad again :D

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  44. Tempting yummy salad

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  45. Awesome autumn salad. Pumpkin with avocado dressing is so good combination!
    Carpet cleaning Ilford

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  47. This salad looks good and I like all the vibrant colours!

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  50. I love the way you use contrasting colours in your salads along with the flavours. :) have a nice week end!!

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  51. not sure if my first comment went through (LOL). but as always you have a lovely contrast between the black quinoa and the orange pumpkin.

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  52. This salad is screaming fall! I love it!

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  53. Great way of using pumpkin. I have never seen black quinoa. You use quinoa a lot. It is so healthy but I am not used to cook it much. Thanks for these tips!

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  57. Avocado sour cream dressing looks creamy and luscious!! I bet it was a perfect dressing for the pumpkin salad.

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  60. The black quinoa is so beautiful paired with pumpkin! What a delightful and delicious combination :)

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  63. You are getting me so ready for Halloween! This must be the perfect salad for that AND everything else!

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  64. I love when it's pumpkin recipe time! This salad looks so bright and appetizing.

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  65. Wonderful combination, Angie! I have a box of black quinoa in my pantry, and wasn’t quite sure how to use it…Your salad would be perfect! I love the contrast of colors! Very pretty!

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  66. Avocado dressing is a brilliant idea! What a lovely salad.

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  68. Hi Angie, you have a very lovely bright looking salad there, sounds delicious with all healthy ingredients!

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  71. Absolutely gorgeous creation, Angie! Love the vibrant colors it will lighten up any fall dinner table :)

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  73. what a great salad for autumn :)

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  74. The color! ...Amazing! Your photos are so fantastic!

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  75. Love this salad Angie, pumpkin with lime, sour cream and avocado really sounds wonderful!

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  77. Interesting salad with pumpkin! I love avocado in my salad!! I will try this recipe! I have a feeling that I will like this combination. Thank you for sharing.

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  79. This is one dish with the nicest flavours and colours. Great combo, Angie!

    Gourmet Getaways

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  81. Wat a beautiful,splendid and very colourful salad, definitely a fabulous dish.

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  82. Pumpkin salad? Hell, yeah! Sounds interesting! Definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing!
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  83. Black quinoa makes a striking contrast to the pumpkin, Angie. Marvelous avocado dressing too!

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  84. Angie, this is a combination I would not have thought of, but it looks gorgeous and sounds perfectly delicious!

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  85. I'm saying to myself: "must try to roast pumpkin..." Your salad looks delicious!

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  86. I've not tried black quinoa before (would love to) and this sounds fab!

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  87. hi angie, i like this wonderful pumpkin salad of yours. Maybe it is a good opportunity to try out some quinoa too!

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  88. Anonymous26/9/14 20:47

    Wow, now thre's even black quinoa exist....
    i'm feeling healthier just by reading your recipes Angie....

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  89. i'm definitely intrigued by that dressing! this is a unique salad and i think it looks great.

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  91. I'm so excited to try your salad. I've been looking for a new way to use my fresh stock of quinoa!

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  92. looks great and in season sending to my sis in law

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  94. Gorgeous Autumn colours :D
    Love quinoa and pumpkin :)

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  96. Beautiful salad, Angie. I'm intrigued to taste the avocado sour cream dressing. :)

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  97. Beautiful autumnal salad Angie... but I agree, it's perfect for anytime really. I adore the avocado sour cream dressing. Simply scrumptious.

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  99. This is such a gorgeous salad Angie! I love quinoa and love that you added pumpkin - perfect for fall :) The avocado sour cream dressing sounds fantastic too!

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  100. Gorgeous salad Angie! I love quino salads and this fall inspired one with pumpkin sounds amazing with the avocado sour cream sauce!

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  101. Oh lovely Angie! Love that avocado dressing. Wonderful! I would also think butternut squash would be good too. Have a great week

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  103. I really like that sour cream dressing, my salad was getting boring :D
    Thanks for a new recipe!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  106. What a delicious and colorful salad!

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  107. This is autumn in all its splendor on a plate.
    Gorgeous dish, Angie!

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  113. Love the avocado dressing:)

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  115. Black Quinoa? That's a new one on me. It sure makes a gorgeous salad with the roasted pumpkin and avocado cream dressing. Gorgeous Salad Angie!

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  116. I love the contrast of the gold and black in this salad. It is so pretty, and I really like that you finished it off with a creamy avocado dressing. Yummy.

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  117. I like this hearty autumn salad! I was thinking of making some kind of avocado dressing for roasted veggies that day but ran out of avocados after using them to make guacamole

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  118. Anonymous30/9/14 19:07

    I made your divine salad & that avocado sour cream dressing was the max, Angie! So deliciously combined too! Very yum yum, it was! x

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  119. This is a beautiful looking salad, Angie. Pumpkin and quinoa are such a great combination, in terms of both flavour and texture, and I'm loving the sound of a creamy avocado dressing with it.

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  120. A very delicious and autumny salad. Love the colors!

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  121. I would happily dive into a bowl of this I love your vegetarian dishes they are always so lovely sounding :D

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  122. One word : d e l e c t a b l e

    xx

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