Gently stirred together and served at room temperature, this is quinoa salad is a crowd pleaser.
By Carol Egbert
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Gently stirred together and served at room temperature, this is a crowd pleaser.
Author: Carol Egbert
Recipe Type: Side
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can soy beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 bunch flat leaf parsley, rinsed and chopped
- ½ cup sliced scallions
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- zest of 1 lemon
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 heaping Tablespoon grainy Dijon mustard
- ½ cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa in cold water to remove bitter coating.
- Put it into a heavy bottomed, shallow pan over medium high heat to toast for ten minutes, stirring constantly, until the seeds are light brown and aromatic.
- Remove pan from heat, stir in vegetable broth, return to burner, increase heat, bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover pan and simmer until al dente, about eighteen minutes.
- Drain remaining liquid from the quinoa, set it aside, covered for five minutes, before fluffing with a fork and transferring to a large bowl to cool.
- Add beans, the parsley, scallions, cherry tomatoes and lemon zest lemon.
- For the dressing, combined lemon juice, mustard, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Add dressing to quinoa/bean mixture, gently stir together and serve at room temperature.
Notes
Any canned beans will work, you may want to brighten the taste with the addition of a bit of wine vinegar, the parsley could be replaced with basil, purple onion instead of scallions, a minced chili pepper or a bit of cayenne pepper would add some heat. Add or subtract flavors to suit your palate.