Vegetarian

Warm Quinoa Salad takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Warm Quinoa Salad takes 20 minutes to cook.

Warm Quinoa Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Warm Quinoa Salad are:

Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 cups water or stock
salt and pepper to taste
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
? cup chopped fresh basil
? cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tomato, seeds and excess pulp removed and chopped
1 can adzuki beans, rinsed well
4 TBS lemon juice
3 TBS olive oil
3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
1 avocado cubed
1 TBS chopped pumpkin seeds
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Warm Quinoa Salad:

Directions: Combine rinsed quinoa, water, onion, garlic, and a little salt in medium saucepan and turn heat to high. Bring to a boil, cover, lower the heat to low, and simmer gently for about 15 minutes. Fluff with fork and transfer to a bowl. Add chopped herbs, tomato, rinsed adzuki beans, 2 TBS lemon juice, 1 TBS olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss romaine and avocado in rest of lemon juice and 2 TBS olive oil. Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Serve quinoa on bed of salad greens. Sprinkle with chopped pumpkin seeds. Serves 4 Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TRAVELNISTA.

The nutritional information for Warm Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 531.8

• Total Fat: 22.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 35.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 95.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.4 g
• Protein: 22.4 g