Vegetarian

Red Quinoa Salad takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Red Quinoa Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Red Quinoa Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Red Quinoa Salad are:

1 cup water
1/2 cup red quinoa
1 bay leaf
8 tsp pine nuts
1/2 cup tart apple with skin on, small dice
1/2 cup red, orange or yellow bell pepper, small dice
1/4 cup red onion, small dice
2 cups fresh chopped parsley (or as much as you want)
8 tsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Red Quinoa Salad:

Combine water, quinoa and bay leaf in pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat slightly, cover and cook 15 minutes (until liquid is absorbed). Remove from heat and cool, leaving cover on.In medium size bowl combine pine nuts, apple, bell pepper, red onion and parsley. Add the cooled quinoa and stir.Just before serving, whisk the oil and vinegar together and add to the quinoa salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste.Makes 8 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCOUT1222.

The nutritional information for Red Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 117.4

• Total Fat: 7.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 9.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 2.5 g