Quinoa Tabouleh

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1 -2 medium tomato, cut into cubes
• 1 medium onions or 6 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 small green pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (opti)
• 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
• 1 cup fresh mint, finely chopped or 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 put the quinoa in a wire strainer and thoroughly rinse with hot water to remove any bitter flavor.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, bring the water and quinoa to a boil over high heat.
• 3 reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the water is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes.
• 4 let cool completely.
• 5 stir the tomatoes, onion, cucumber and parsley into the quinoa.
• 6 in a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, oil, garlic and salt.
• 7 pour over the quinoa and toss well.
• 8 cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.