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Carrying on with the Quinoa theme for Wednesday........

Quinoa Summer Salad 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of quinoa
3 cups of broth
1/2 Red Pepper
1/2 Yellow Pepper
1 Tomato
1/2 Cucumber
1 or 2 Green Chilli (depending how hot you like your food)
2 tablespoons of fresh Coriander/Cilantro
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper


serves 6



1. Cook the quinoa according to the instructions on the packet. Some quinoa requires you to rinse before using it some doesn’t. This particular brand didn’t so I put it in a medium sized saucepan and poured the broth over it and covered with a lid.
Bring the quinoa to a boil then turn the heat right down so it simmers and cook for another 15 minutes.


2. Dice all the vegetables into small pieces and chop coriander/cilantro while quinoa is cooking.


3. When the quinoa is done put it in a bowl and mix in vegetables,chilli and olive oil but set aside the coriander for now as I find it wilts a bit if the quinoa is warm.I like to put my salad in the fridge for a bit as it is summer salad and I like it a bit cold.


4. Once the quinoa has cooled enough for you, stir in coriander/cilantro and season with salt and pepper and its done.


SO SO easy,tasty, healthy and good for you. Also as you can see you can put virtually anything with quinoa. Just think of it as rice but much better for you.Get creating your own quinoa recipes!