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Quinoa Citrus Salad is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Quinoa Citrus Salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have quinoa citrus salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Make ready 2 cup Red / White Quinoa
- Make ready 2 cup Water
- Take 4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare 3 each Large Limes
- Take 2 each Large Lemon
- Take 1 bunch Curly Parsley
- Get 1 bunch Green Onions
- Get 1 each Yellow Bell Pepper
- Prepare 1 each Red Bell Pepper
- Take 1 each Orange Bell Pepper
- Get 1/2 cup Fat Free Feta Cheese
- Prepare 4 oz Myzithra Cheese
- Make ready 1 Salt
Hearty, super-healthy quinoa is spectacularly versatile. Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah)—a tiny little seed with an ancient history—packs a big nutritional punch: It's. Healthy salad made with quinoa and dressed with tangy citric dressing. Watch this video to find out how to make this recipe.
Steps to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Start by soaking your Quinoa for about 15-30 minutes. Then rinse it thoroughly. At least 5-6 times to get all the particulate out. Get all your ingredients out so you can prep them while your quinoa cooks then cools.
- Add quinoa to water and bring to a boil. Be sure to cover. Once its boiling turn down to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is gone. You want it to be firm not mushy (it should have a little pop when you bite into it.). Then spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool.
- De-vein and small dice the bell peppers. Mince parsley, and slice the green onions.
- Zest the lemon and limes then juice. This can be done on the still warm quinoa.
- Shred and crumble cheeses.
- Make sure quinoa is cool, put in a large bowl then add olive oil, peppers, onions, parsley, cheeses. Mix together with a fork so as not to damage (mash) the quinoa. Salt to taste. Be careful not to over salt. Myzithra is a salty cheese.
- Eat as it is. Make lettuce wraps. Get creative and enjoy!
This quinoa salad pairs perfectly with my salmon recipe. Put olive oil into a pan, add garlic, red You can add avocados to this recipe to make citrus avocado quinoa salad. You may also want to try. Transfer the quinoa salad to a large serving bowl, garnish with almonds and serve immediately. For orange segments, use a sharp knife to remove the top, bottom, outer peel and pith.
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