Recipe: Superfood Summer Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

A simple and incredibly nourishing salad and/or side dish. 

INGREDIENTS:

Add mince fresh basil leaves to your quinoa salad to add just a hint of summer flavor.  

Yields: 9 servings (1/3 cup per serving)

Ingredients:

·        1 cup of quinoa

·        2 cups of water

·        1 cup of cherry or grape tomatoes, chopped

·        ¼ cup of fresh basil leaves, minced

·        ¼ cup of olives, chopped (green, black, and/or kalamata)

·        ¼ cup of balsamic vinaigrette

·        2 tablespoons of olive oil 

DIRECTIONS:

In a medium pot, add quinoa and water until a boil. Reduce water to a simmer and cook the quinoa until all the water is absorb (stir quinoa every 5 minutes so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot). Add the tomatoes, basil, olives, balsamic vinaigrette, and olive oil to the cooked quinoa and mix all the ingredients together. Serve hot or cold.

Nutrition Information Per Serving: Food weight: 1.0, Calories: 110 kcal, Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Carbohydrates: 14 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 3 g, Sodium:  36 mg

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