Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, quinoa citrus salad. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Quinoa Citrus Salad is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Quinoa Citrus Salad is something which I have loved my whole life.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook quinoa citrus salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Take 2 cup Red / White Quinoa
- Get 2 cup Water
- Prepare 4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- Get 3 each Large Limes
- Prepare 2 each Large Lemon
- Prepare 1 bunch Curly Parsley
- Take 1 bunch Green Onions
- Prepare 1 each Yellow Bell Pepper
- Make ready 1 each Red Bell Pepper
- Take 1 each Orange Bell Pepper
- Prepare 1/2 cup Fat Free Feta Cheese
- Prepare 4 oz Myzithra Cheese
- Prepare 1 Salt
This quinoa salad pairs perfectly with my salmon recipe. Put olive oil into a pan, add garlic, red You can add avocados to this recipe to make citrus avocado quinoa salad. You may also want to try. Make salad: Cook quinoa according to package directions.
Instructions to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Start by soaking your Quinoa for about 15-30 minutes. Then rinse it thoroughly. At least 5-6 times to get all the particulate out. Get all your ingredients out so you can prep them while your quinoa cooks then cools.
- Add quinoa to water and bring to a boil. Be sure to cover. Once its boiling turn down to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is gone. You want it to be firm not mushy (it should have a little pop when you bite into it.). Then spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool.
- De-vein and small dice the bell peppers. Mince parsley, and slice the green onions.
- Zest the lemon and limes then juice. This can be done on the still warm quinoa.
- Shred and crumble cheeses.
- Make sure quinoa is cool, put in a large bowl then add olive oil, peppers, onions, parsley, cheeses. Mix together with a fork so as not to damage (mash) the quinoa. Salt to taste. Be careful not to over salt. Myzithra is a salty cheese.
- Eat as it is. Make lettuce wraps. Get creative and enjoy!
Position a rack in top third of oven and preheat broiler to high. All Reviews for Citrus Salad With Crispy Quinoa. The salad is dressed in a simple citrus dressing made from lime juice, olive oil and cumin. Salad for lunch = more chocolate later. Quinoa Summer Salad with Orange Dressing.
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