Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
- Quinoa · cooked1 cup
- Cucumber2
- Tomato2
- Red onion½
- Avocado½
- Kalamata olive10
- Mint
- Lemon½
- Extra virgin olive oil2 tbsp
- Balsamic vinegar2 tbsp
- Salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa and let it cool.
- Dice the cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion and avocado into small cubes. Chop the olives into small pieces. Optionally, soak the diced onion in water for 10 minutes to mellow its flavour.
- Put the diced vegetables, avocado, olives and quinoa into a large bowl, then top with roughly chopped mint leaves.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and stir well.
Summarized from Cooking With Ayeh's video. Watch it for the details.
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