Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
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Quinoa Tabbouleh is a Middle Eastern gluten free salad with predominant flavours of parsley and mint tossed with the quinoa. This salad is powerpacked.with proteins, minerals and.vitamins. Quinoa, a superfood seed, is high in.protein, fibre and antioxidants and is waistline friendly. Hence this salad is an ideal weight loss recipe. Quinoa Tabbouleh salad can be eaten as a main dish for weight loss or as an alongside dish.
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Ingredients
- Quinoa rinsed nicely 1/2 cup
- Mint finely chopped 3-4 sprigs
- Flat leaf parsley finely chopped 1/2 cup
- Onion small finely chopped 1
- Cherry tomatoes 4-5 quartered
- Cucumber finely chopped 1
- cloves of garlic 1 finely chopped
- Olive oil 1 tablespoon
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Salt 1/2 teaspoon or adjust to taste
- Water 1 cup
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Instructions
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in a pan and saute quinoa well
- Add 1 cup water and salt to the sauteed quinoa and bring to boil
- Cover and cook on slow fire till quinoa is soft. Keep it aside to cool.
- Once quinoa is cool, fluff it up with a fork. Add parsley, cucumber, tomatoes, mint, onions, garlic, lemon juice, and remaining olive oil.
- Toss well and serve.
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Easy to cook nice recipe
healthy salad
Simple to make, yummy and healthy