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plain yogurt lime juice curry powder ginger salt black pepper vegetable quinoa mango red bell pepper jalapeno chile fresh mint peanuts
Viewed: 44 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or peanut oil
- 1 1/3 cups quinoa (7 1/2 ounce)*
- 1 pound firm-ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks (2 cups)
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1 fresh jalapeno chile, seeded (if desired for less heat) and minced
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 cup salted roasted peanuts (2 1/2 ounces), chopped
Method
- Whisk together yogurt, lime juice, curry powder, ginger, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until combined.
- Rinse quinoa in a bowl using 5 changes of water, rubbing grains and letting them settle before pouring off water (if quinoa does not settle, drain in a large sieve after each rinsing).
- Cook quinoa in a 4- to 5-quart pot ofboiling salted water 10 minutes.
- Drain in a large sieve and rinse under cold running water.
- Set sieve with quinoa over a saucepan containing 1 1/2 inches boiling water (sieve should not touch water) and steam quinoa, covered with a kitchen towel and lid, until fluffy and dry, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Toss quinoa with curried yogurt and remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- *Available at specialty foods shops, natural foods stores, and ethnicgrocer.com (866-438-4642).
