Quinoa Salad
Quinoa salad is so easy to make and everyone loves it
Ingredients
- 1 cup, quinoa (250 ml)
- 2 cups, water
- 1/2 tsp, sea salt (2 ml)
Dressing Ingredients
- 1 tsp, sea salt (5ml)
- 1/3 – 1/2 cup, olive oil (80-125 ml)
- 1/3 cup, lemon juice (80 ml)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup fresh mint, finely chopped (125 ml)
- 2 cups, fresh parsley, finely chopped (500 ml)
- 1 bunch of green onions, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, diced.
- 1 red pepper, diced, or 2 tomatoes, diced (optional)
Directions
- Wash quinoa well and drain. In a pot, cover quinoa with 2 cups water and 1/2 tsp sea salt, bring to a boil, and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Once done, fluff cooked quinoa with a fork and set aside to let cool.
- Mix dressing ingredients together in a bowl and pour over the cool quinoa; mix well and refigerate.
- Serve on a bed of lettuce with radicchio, or just on crackers or bread.
Original Recipe by Shirley Plant
About Shirley
I'm Shirley Plant, nutritionist and cookbook author. My passion is helping you figure out which foods fuel your body and which ones deplete it.
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