Quinoa Salad


Quinoa (Keen-Wah)

Quinoa Salad
Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani

Ingredients:

1 cup Quinoa, wash thoroughly in a colander under running water, till water runs clear. The quinoa has a soapy coating which tastes very bitter. So make sure you wash it well.
Soak in 2 cups of water. 30 mins is fine. Cook the Quinoa in a saucepan with lid for 15 mins on medium flame. Shut the Gas. Let it stand for 5 mins. After that use a fork and fluff the quinoa. I put a star anise when cooking, as I love the flavour.

Other ingredients:

Add whatever veggies you like. I put Green n Red Bell peppers, Cucumber, Tomatoes and Ice Lettuce, Onions all chopped for salad.

Dressing:

Olive oil, a few garlic cloves smashed, lime juice, black pepper, salt to taste.
Method: in a large mixing bowl add all the ingredients, add the quinoa, pour the dressing over. Mix well. Done.

Tried it for the very first time. Had no clue how to cook the quinoa without going over or under. It was perfectly fine.

Eat, Enjoy, Repeat !

Cheers
Sanjay

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