Quinoa Salad
From dcmeyers 13 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
An ancient grain cultivated by the Aztecs, quinoa makes a nutritious foundation for this light and tasty salad. From "The Big Carrot" cookbook.
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed shopping list
- 2 cups water shopping list
- 1/2 cup english cucumber, finely diced shopping list
- 4 stems green onion, finely diced shopping list
- 1/3 cup corn kernels shopping list
- 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice shopping list
- 4 Tbsp sesame oil shopping list
- 1 tsp honey shopping list
How to make it
- Bring water to a boil in a pot, then add quinoa. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until grain is tender. Remove from heat and let cool uncovered.
- Toss the cucumber, onion, cilantro and corn with the cooked quinoa.
- Combine the lime juice, sesame oil, salt, pepper and honey in a bowl.
- Add dressing to the quinoa. Stir thoroughly with a fork to coat grain and vegetables.
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