Yummy Quinoa Salad!

[leadmeastray88]

This is one of the best quinoa recipe's I've come by so far:

You'll need:

1 cup quinoa

1/2 tsp sea salt

Dressing:

1 bunch green onions, finely chopped

1 carrot, finely chopped

1 red pepper or 1 tomato, finely chopped

1/2 cup olive oil

1/3 cup lemon juice

2 cloves of garlic, crushed (if you love garlic like me, you'll add more :-)

2 cups fresh parsley, chopped

1/2 tsp sea salt

Wash the quinoa well and drain it; put in a large pot with 2 cups of water. Bring it to a hard boil then cover it and turn the heat off. Let sit for 15 minutes, covered. Fluff with a fork then put in a bowl and in the fridge to cool.

Meanwhile..

Put the olive oil, lemon juice and salt in a small bowl. Add the crushed garlic and chopped onions. Either chop the veggies manually or use a small electric chopper like I did and add everything to the oil mixture. Mix really well and put in the fridge.

When the quinoa is completely cooled, pour the dressing on it and use spoons to mix everything well.

EAT!

[Lisa]

Yummy.. that's a keeper for my summer menu. Thank you.

[Wonka]

Here are a few more for you. Use the same 1 cup amount of quinoa for the following ingedients:

Middle-Eastern Style: