Quinoa Salad Recipe

Name: Quinoa Salad Recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup dry quinoa; 2 cups water; 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt; 1/2 cup carrots, shredded; 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/3 cup parsley or cilantro, minced; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, slivered almonds (Pesach) or pine nuts, toasted; 2-3 cloves garlic, minced; juice of two lemons, or 1/4 cup bottled lemon juice; 2 T olive oil; 2 T tamari or soy sauce

4 steps

Updated at: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:09:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories991.5 kcal (50%)

Total Fat36.5 g (52%)

Carbs137 g (53%)

Sugars8.9 g (10%)

Protein36.5 g (73%)

Sodium3940.2 mg (197%)

Fiber19.4 g (69%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

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1 cupdry quinoa

2 cupswater

1 teaspoonkosher salt

or sea

½ cupcarrots

shredded

½ cupcherry tomatoes

halved

⅓ cupparsley

or cilantro, minced

¼ cupsunflower seeds

slivered almonds, Pesach, or pine nuts, toasted

2 tolive oil

2 Ttamari

or soy sauce

Instructions

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place sunflower seeds (almonds or pine nuts) in a baking pan in a single layer. Toast in over 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.

Step 2

2. Rinse quinoa with warm water and drain through fine strainer.

Step 3

3. In a large pot, bring water to boil. Add salt and quinoa, simmer uncovered for 10-12 minutes. Strain well.

Step 4

4. While the quinoa is boiling stir together dressing in a large bowl. Add quinoa and remaining and toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

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