I love quinoa. I found some on sale somewhere and have been waiting to use it. So I decided to make some quinoa salad to serve with a tofu quiche I had made.

Quinoa Salad

1 cup quinoa

2 cups veggie broth or water

1 english cucumber (peeled, seeded & diced)

1 small red pepper

2 green onions (chopped)

Dressing:

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup  lime juice

2 tbsp sesame seed oil

1 tsp nutritional yeast

1 pinch of dried mint

Salt to taste

(Shake dressing ingredients in a jar)

Add veggie broth and quinoa into a saucepan, bring to boil on high then set to low with cover on and let cook until all liquid is absorbed. Once cooked, fluff with a fork and add to a large bowl. Let cool. Add veggies and dressing and mix well.

Note: I like using corn in this salad but I didn’t have any on hand. If you do, 1/2 cup of it really makes it look and taste amazing!

Enjoy!

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