Quinoa Peach Salad with Mint Pesto

A crunchy toasted quinoa with juicy fresh peach are mixed together and drizzled with mint pesto. A dish that is bursting with fresh summer flavors and packed with nutrients, and it’s gluten free too!

This recipe is fairly easy and so delicious. It’s perfect for lunch on a hot day or just any day! I love peaches and I feel they deserve more attention, and more savory recipes. So I made this easy salad for you!

Why this peach salad

• Because it has quinoa, and it’s very healthy for you.

Because it has peaches and 

• It is high in Vitamins like A and C, and minerals like potassium.
• In a study by T&M , they found that peaches and other stone fruits have bio-active compounds that help fighting the syndrome X  the disease that believed to be one of the causes of chronic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

It has abundance of mint and 

• lt has high antioxidant activity, also it’s antimicrobial and anti-tumor, and can work as anti-allergic too.
• It helps in indigestion, flatulence, and gases.
• A natural breath freshener.

Quinoa

Its very healthy edible seeds that are very healthy. I’ve wrote before all you need to know about quinoa

and I made sweet coconut quinoa , and quinoa pilaf too. It’s easier to find quinoa nowadays, you can find it in big healthy stores or just buy it online.

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Enjoy!

Yield: 2

quinoa peach salad with mint pesto

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

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Ingredients

• 2 medium peaches
• 1/2 cup of toasted quinoa
• mint pesto
• 1/2 cup of chopped mint
• 1 Tb Parmesan cheese
• 1 Tb olive oil
• 1 Tb pine nuts
• A pinch of salt
• 2 garlic cloves
• almonds
• mint
• Garnish:
• Parmesan cheese or crumbled feta cheese.

Instructions

1. In a wide skillet, add quinoa and toaste it for 15 minutes on low to medium heat, you will hear a popping sound, that's when you know it's done.
2. In a blender, add the ingredients of the mint pesto
3. Start blending in pulses.
4. You can add extra olive oil to get a smooth texture.
5. Now put mint in a desired bowl, and arrange the peaches in any way you like.
6. Add the toasted quinoa to the peaches and mint
7. Drizzle mint pesto over and serve , and add Parmesan or feta cheese for garnishing and extra flavor!
8. Refrigerate leftovers