Quinoa salad with mandarin oranges

Ingredients:

• 200 g cooked quinoa
• 100 g cooked chickpeas
• 1 handful of arugula
• 30 g almonds
• 30 g pecans
• 30 g dried cranberries
• 2 tangerines

For the vinaigrette

• Juice of a tangerine
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• chopped mint
• salt and pepper

Elaboration

1. For the vinaigrette:
2. Mix all the liquid ingredients and the chopped mint in a bowl and emulsify with a whisk or fork.
3. For the salad:
4. Mix the cooked and cooled quinoa in a bowl with the cooked chickpeas, arugula, chopped almonds, walnuts and cranberries. Add the vinaigrette and mix.
5. Serve on a platter and finish with mandarin slices.