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Quinoa Salad
Cummulative Rating
Servings
Serves 6
Difficulty
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Ingredients
2 cups quinoa
3 cups water
6 tomatillos
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
7 Tablespoons lime juice
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
2 Tablespoons cider vinegar
1 jalapeno chili, seeded and minced
1 garlic clove, minced
Salt and pepper
1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
1 bunch radishes, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 cups corn, cut from cob and micro-waved for 1 minute
4 ounces soft mozzarella cheese
1 Tablespoon lime zest |
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Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place quinoa on a baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes.
In a medium saucepan bring water to a boil; adding quinoa. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Let cool.
In a large saucepan blanch tomatillos, drain and place in cold water.
Using a blender combine tomatillos, onion, cilantro, lime juice, parsley, oil, vinegar, chile and garlic; puree.
Transfer mixture to a large bowl and mix in quinoa. Season with salt and pepper.
Place a large spoonful of quinoa mixture in individual bowls or salad plates and top with cucumber, radishes, red onion, bell pepper, corn, mozzarella and lime zest. Serve immediately. |
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Tips
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There is nothing difficult about this salad, but in does involve a lot of chopping! Very unusual and very delicious! |
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