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Lime Salsa Quinoa Salad

Lime Salsa Quinoa Salad – served hot or cold

This delicious quinoa salad is bursting with fresh healthy flavor & can be served warm as a side dish or cold as lunch salad. Makes a great picnic item too.
Course Side Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 - 6 servings
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked quinoa

For the Lime Salsa

  • 3 large fresh tomatoes diced
  • 1 medium red onion diced
  • 1 small jalapeño pepper minced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ red pepper diced
  • ½ green pepper
  • Juice of one lime
  • zest of one lime finely chopped
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ cup fresh chopped cilantro
  • Salt and pepper to season

Instructions

  1. Combine all the salsa ingredients, tossing together well.
  2. Cover in a glass bowl and store in the refrigerator. Make at least an hour in advance of serving, stirring occasionally.
  3. If serving hot, heat about 2 cups of the salsa in the microwave before combining with the cooked quinoa.
  4. If serving cold, there is no need to heat the salsa. The leftovers can be stored in the fridge for a couple of days and again can be served cold or reheated in the microwave.