Curried Quinoa Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa, rinsed & drained
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt & pepper, each
1/2 cup carrot, finely chopped
1/2 red pepper, chopped
1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped
1/4 cup toasted cashews, chopped
2 tablespoons green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

Preparation

Toast the Quinoa in a frying pan for about 5 minutes or until it begins to pop.
Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan and add toasted quinoa.
Cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 15 - 20 minutes or until water is absorbed. Put quinoa in a large bowl and let cool.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and add onion, fry onion over a medium heat until the onion begins to soften, add curry powder and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Whisk together in a bowl the remaining oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper and pour over quinoa. Stir in reserved onion mixture, carrot, red pepper, apricots, cashews, green onion, and parsley.
Serve.