Quinoa Salad Recipes: Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Quinoa Salad Recipes: Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Need a healthy quinoa salad? Try this traditional Mediterranean Tabbouleh Salad made with protein-rich quinoa, fresh herbs, tomatoes and a simple zesty olive oil dressing.

Course Salad

Cuisine Turkish

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Total Time 27

Servings servings

Calories 303kcal

Author Aysegul Sanford

Ingredients

To cook the Quinoa:

1 cup quinoa rinsed
1 ¾ cups water
½ teaspoon salt

For The Dressing:

4 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed - plus more to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

For the Tabbouleh:

1 cup fresh parsley chopped
1 cup fresh dill chopped
½ cup fresh mint chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes chopped
2 small or 1 English cucumbers, peeled and chopped
3-4 scallions sliced thinly both white and green parts

Instructions

To cook the quinoa: Place quinoa in a saucepan and add in the water and salt. Give it a mix, put the lid on and bring it to a boil in medium high heat. Once it comes to a boil, turn down the heat to low and cook for 10-12 minutes or until water is fully absorbed. Take it off the heat and let it rest for 15 minutes. Fluff it with a fork and place it in a large salad bowl.
Make the salad dressing: Meanwhile, prep the dressing by whisking all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Set it aside.
To assemble the quinoa tabbouleh: Place all tabbouleh ingredients in the bowl with the cooked quinoa.
Drizzle it with the dressing. Give it a toss.
Taste for seasoning and serve immediately.

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Notes

Can I make quinoa tabbouleh in advance? You certainly can make this salad a day in advance. If you do so, be sure to keep the salad in an airtight container in the fridge. Some people chop everything up, mix it with cooked quinoa, and drizzle it with the dressing at the very last minute, but I prefer adding the dressing in as I assemble the salad. I find that the time spent marinating in the fridge yields a more flavorful salad.
What to do with the leftovers? If you have any leftovers, you can place them in an airtight container and keep it in the fridge up to 2 days. This quinoa tabbouleh salad makes the most amazing lunch on the next day.

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