Quinoa tabouli makes for an excellent summer salad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 ¼ cup quinoa
- ½ English cucumber finely diced
- 1 tomato finely diced
- 1 cup finely chopped parsley
- ½ cup finely chopped fresh mint
- 2 tbsp finely diced red onion
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- 1½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp ground pepper
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
- Add the quinoa and stir.
- Cover with a lid, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool down (to speed this process, transfer the quinoa to a wide, shallow plate).
- In a bowl, combine quinoa, vegetables, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix well.