Description
A collection of healthy recipes for nutritious meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa under cold water.
- Combine quinoa and water in a pot. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Fluff quinoa with a fork and let it cool.
- In a large bowl, mix tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, and parsley.
- Add cooled quinoa to the vegetable mixture.
- Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss everything together.
- Serve immediately or chill before serving.
Notes
- You can add your choice of protein.
- This salad keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Feel free to customize with other vegetables.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing and boiling
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: healthy recipes