Delightful Quinoa Salad
Servings Prep Time
6people 20minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10minutes 20minutes
Servings Prep Time
6people 20minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10minutes 20minutes
Ingredients
  • 1cup Quinoa
  • 2cups Water
  • 3-4tbsp Extra virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1tbsp Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Hot house cucumber, sliced and quartered
  • 8-10oz Grape tomatoes cut in half or quartered
  • 1 Bell Pepper (any color), roughly choped
  • 1 Red onion, chopped
  • 1cup Sliced kalamata olives
  • 2tbsp Chopped cilantro
  • 2 Cloves of garlic, chopped fine
  • 1tsp Salt, or to taste
  • 1/2tsp Pepper, or to taste
  • Other veggies like arugula or green onion – optional
Instructions
  1. Rinse quinoa well. Place into a pot with a drizzle of olive oil and toast over medium high heat for 2 minutes
  2. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low heat, stir, and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off heat, stir quinoa, and cover pot for about 20 minutes until fully cooked and fluffy. Let cool.
  3. Meanwhile, wash and cut cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, olives, red onion, cilantro, and garlic and place into a mixing bowl.
  4. Add quinoa, olive oil, zest from lemon, juice from lemon, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
  5. Refrigerate. Serve cooled.
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