Side Dish

Veggie Quinoa Salad is for Side Dish.

Veggie Quinoa Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Veggie Quinoa Salad takes 20 minutes to cook.

Veggie Quinoa Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Veggie Quinoa Salad are:

3 cloves minced garlic
1 cup dry Quinoa
2 cups Water
2 diced Tomatoes
1 small english Cucumber, diced, with peel
1/2 cup pitted and chopped Green Olives
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1 tbsp Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

Here is how you make Veggie Quinoa Salad:

Saut? 3 cloves of minced garlic over low-medium heat in a tiny bit of olive oil. Once it begins to brown a bit, add the quinoa and water. Bring to a boil for about 3 minutes over medium-high heat, cover and turn heat down to medium-low for about 15 minutes (or until the liquid is completely absorbed.While the quinoa is cooking, dice the tomatoes and cucumber and chopped the olives into small bits.Once the quinoa is cooked, remove from heat and combine all of the veggies and quinoa together in a medium-large bowl. Separately, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and then pour over the quinoa mixture.Mix well and place in the fridge to cool.Makes approximately eight 1 cup servings.*When I had first mixed everything, I tasted it while still warm and it was very very lemony, but once it's had time to sit, the very sour taste calms down and blends nicely with everything!Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEANAC20.

The nutritional information for Veggie Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 126.4

• Total Fat: 4.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 135.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 3.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Veggie Quinoa Salad is Vegetarian