Quinoa Tabouli Salad

This salad comes out tasting a little lighter and brighter than one made with bulgur. Plus there’s extra protein in the quinoa!

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Cooking time: 20min

Hands on time: 15min (while quinoa cooks)

You will need:

• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 cup chopped curly leaf parsley
• 1 small tomato
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion or green onion
• juice from 1 lemon
• three Tablespoons olive oil
• two teaspoons oregano
• salt and pepper to taste

I rarely measure when I make this salad. These measurements don’t have to be exact. Make it the way you like it!

Directions:

1. Rinse quinoa in a mesh colander until the water runs clear. (Do not skip this step. Your salad will be bitter.)
2. Simmer quinoa with 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon olive oil. It takes about 20 minutes to cook. When it’s finished the grain will be translucent and you will be able to see the germ.
3. While that simmers. Chop your parsley, dice your tomato and onion.
4. Add the veggies and your remaining ingredients to a bowl.
5. When the quinoa is cooked use the colander to run cold water over it. This will cool it fast and stop it from overcooking.
6. Mix everything together
7. Enjoy

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