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 Time20minutes
Cook Time20minutes
Total Time40minutes
Servings4- 6 servings
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
4cupscooked quinoa
For the Lime Salsa
3large fresh tomatoesdiced
1medium red onion diced
1small jalapeño pepper minced
2clovesgarlic minced
½red pepper diced
½green pepper
Juice of one lime
zest of one lime finely chopped
½tspground cumin
½cupfresh chopped cilantro
Salt and pepper to season
Instructions
Combine all the salsa ingredients, tossing together well.
Cover in a glass bowl and store in the refrigerator. Make at least an hour in advance of serving, stirring occasionally.
If serving hot, heat about 2 cups of the salsa in the microwave before combining with the cooked quinoa.
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.