Quinoa salad with king oyster mushrooms, asparagus, and strawberries

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• 200 g quinoa
• 500 ml water
• 1 lemon
• 3 Makrut lime leaves
• 100 g kohlrabi
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper

• cutting board
• knife
• sieve
• pot

Cut kohlrabi into 0.5-cm dices and cut one slice from the lemon. Rinse the quinoa, and bring to a boil together with the water, slice of lemon, lime leaves and salt. Simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on. Then, add the cubed kohlrabi, and simmer for 5 more minutes with the lid on, add the olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and let steep.

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• 3 stalks green asparagus
• 5 strawberries
• 4 sprigs cilantro
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 1 shallot
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1½ tbsp olive oil
• 5 g chilis
• salt
• pepper
• agave nectar

• cutting board
• knife
• bowl

For the chermoula, cut the asparagus in a 45 degree-angle into 2mm thin slices. Slice strawberries and finely cut cilantro and parsley. Finely dice shallot and cut chili into thin rings. Mix all ingredients, season to taste with a little salt, a dash of agave and pepper.

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• 2 tbsp oil (for frying)
• 9 stalks green asparagus
• 250 g king oyster mushrooms
• 1 tsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• agave nectar
• vanilla bean (ground)

• cutting board
• knife
• frying pan (large)

Peel asparagus spears and cut mushrooms into 1-cm thick slices. Heat up a large frying pan to heat level 7 of 9, add some frying oil and the sliced mushrooms in one half, and in the other half, roast the asparagus spears for approx. 7 minutes, turning them twice. Take the asparagus from the pan, and season to taste with a good pinch of salt, some vanilla, a dash of agave, and some olive oil.

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• 1 pinch smoked paprika powder
• 1 pinch pepper
• ½ tsp salt

Season the mushrooms in the pan with smoked pepper powder, pepper, and some salt. Take the pan off the hotplate.

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• 1 tbsp horseradish (for serving)
• 3 tbsp garden cress (for serving)
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds

Spread out the quinoa on a board, arrange the asparagus and mushrooms on it just as you like, add some spots of chermoula, and garnish your creation with some horse radish, cress, and sesame. Simply place the board in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves.

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