Vegetarian

Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad is for Dinner.

Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad are:

1 cup quinoa, rinsed and cooked in 2 cups water
2 cups fresh or frozen chopped green beans
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup Red or Spanish onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, mince
3TBSP fresh basil, chopped (or 1 TBSN dried)
1 cup celery with leaves, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 lemon, juiced
2 TBSP olive oil
Salt, (I used Real Salt, a natural pink sea salt)
Fresh ground pepper

Here is how you make Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad:

Pour 2 cups water in a small covered saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add rinsed quinoa and stir. Reduce heat to a simmer and replace lid. Simmer for 11-12 minutes, or until water is absorbed. While quinoa is cooking, cook your green beans separately until al dente. Pour your lemon juice and olive oil into a large bowl. Add all your herbs and garlic; mix well. Add your cooked quinoa, cooked and drained green beans, drained pinto bean, and the chopped vegetables; mix well. Add salt and fresh pepper to taste. Ready to serve, or chill and serve. Serving Size:?approx. 8 1-cup servings

The nutritional information for Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 180.6

• Total Fat: 5.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 93.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 6.6 g

Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Pat's Italian Quinoa Salad is Vegetarian