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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Make sure you take this salad to your next pot luck, family gathering, picnic but most of all make it for you. Quinoa is a superfood packed with protein, loaded with fiber and one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. Read more . You won't regret making this for yourself. Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa |
2 cups of water |
2 small tomatoes cut in small cubes |
1 small red onion finely chopped |
1 medium zucchini peeled and cut into cubes |
1/3 cup dried raisins |
1/3 cup dried cranberries |
1/4 cup sunflower seeds |
1/3 cup crushed walnuts |
1 bunch (about 1 cup) cilantro leaves chopped |
1 bunch (about 1/3 cup) mint leaves chopped |
juice of 1 lemon (about 1/2 cup) |
1/4 cup of olive oil |
2 cloves of garlic |
1/2 tsp salk |
Directions:
1. Put the quinoa in a wire strainer and thoroughly rinse with hot water to remove any bitter flavor.
2. In a medium saucepan, bring the water and quinoa to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the water is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oil, garlic, salt
4. In your salad bowl, mix the tomatoes, onions, zucchini, raisins, cranberries, sunflower seeds, walnuts, cilantro and mint with the quinoa.
5. Pour the dressing over the quinoa mixture and toss gently to mix.
6. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.
7. This salad is even better made the day before. Great for dinner, parties, or pot luck
8. Feel free to replace the zucchini with cucumbers sub any of the dried fruits with the ones you like and do the same with the nuts.
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