Gluten-free Thai salad

Summer is salad season! To cook with freshness and variety, simply diversify the salad menu and reinvent certain classics.

This gluten-free Thai salad, although made with macaroni, has nothing to do with a traditional pasta salad. It is full of vegetables, freshness and flavors to satisfy big salad lovers and those who are less won over. Everyone will easily be seduced by the delicious Asian aromas of this gluten-free Thai salad.

It’s a real delight to eat this salad on a hot summer day. Gluten-free, it can easily accommodate vegan diet enthusiasts.

Preparation: 35 minutes

Cooking: 6 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cups of organic quinoa macaroni Gogo Quinoa
• ½ cup of shelled natural edamame soybeans
• 1 cup finely chopped red cabbage
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 colored pepper cut into thin strips
• 1 cup fresh cilantro
• 3 finely chopped green onions
• 1 cup of whole unroasted cashews

Dressing

• ¼ cup ofavocado oil
• ¼ tablespoons of creamy tahini (sesame butter)
• ¼ cup of gluten free tamari
• 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of unpasteurized honey (agave syrup for a vegan version)
• ½ freshly squeezed lime
• 2 cloves of garlic

Preparation

1. Cook it organic quinoa macaroni Gogo Quinoa according to the manufacturer's instructions. Drain, rinse and set aside.
2. Cook them shelled natural edamame soybeans in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse and set aside.
3. While cooking steps 1 and 2, prepare the vegetables by washing and cutting them as indicated.
4. Prepare the Thai vinaigrette by whisking all the ingredients. If necessary, add one or two tablespoons of water to liquefy the vinaigrette.
5. To assemble the salad, place the organic quinoa macaroni Gogo Quinoa cooked and drained in a large bowl. Add the shelled natural edamame soybeans, vegetables and whole unroasted cashews.
6. Pour in the vinaigrette gradually and toss the salad gently so as not to break the cooked macaroni noodles.
7. Serve as is as a meal salad or as an accompaniment to a Thai meal.

Enjoy your treat!

About the author

Naturopaths from La Boite à Grains

Team of qualified and certified naturopaths (ND) in Gatineau in Outaouais.

Original article written by Véronique Cousineau, Naturopath