🏷️ Category: side dish
🌍 Cuisine: Middle Eastern
⭐ Difficulty: Hard
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
This vibrant Red Quinoa Salad is a nutritious and flavorful twist on traditional Middle Eastern tabbouleh, perfect as a side dish. Packed with fresh vegetables like avocado, tomato, radishes, and bell peppers, it's seasoned with cayenne pepper, turmeric, and cumin for a spicy kick. Ready in 45 minutes, it offers 283 calories per serving, with 8g of protein and 14g of fat, covering 21% of daily vitamin and mineral needs. Ideal for a healthy meal or entertaining, it's best enjoyed fresh but can be stored for a day. Serves 4.
🥘 Ingredients
• quinoa1 cup
• water1.5 cups
• salt1 teaspoon
• avocado0.5
• tomato0.5
• radishes5
• green onions5
• parsley0.5 cup
• bell pepper0.5 cup
• cucumber0.5 cup
• cayenne pepper1 teaspoon
• tumeric1 teaspoon
• cumin0.5 teaspoon
• red wine vinegar3.5 tablespoons
• extra virgin olive oil2 tablespoons
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
Wash the 1 cup of quinoa in a colander for several seconds.
2
Add quinoa, water and salt to a small pot and boil for 15 minutes. You will know it is cooked when it becomes soft and you see little white antennas pop from the grain.
3
Meanwhile, wash all your veggies well and chop and dice them accordingly.
4
Add all the veggies to a medium glass bowl and toss. In a small bowl mix the red wine vinegar, olive oil and all the spices and blend well.
5
Add the vinagrette to the salad and enjoy.
6
Will keep for 1 day, but best eaten the same day.
