Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mediterranean quinoa salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:
  1. Get 2 Cups Quinoa
  2. Prepare 2 Cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
  3. Prepare 1 Cup Dry Lentils
  4. Take 1 Can Low Sodium Chicken Broth
  5. Take 1 Can Cannelli Beans, rinsed and drained
  6. Prepare 1 Can Sliced Black Olives
  7. Take 1 Pkg Grape Tomatoes, halved
  8. Get 1 Large Onion diced
  9. Get 2 Bell Peppers diced
  10. Make ready 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
  11. Take 2 Tsp Basil
  12. Prepare 1 Tsp Salt
  13. Make ready 1 Tsp Pepper
  14. Make ready 1 Tbsp Oregano
  15. Make ready 1 Tsp Granulated Sugar
  16. Take 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
  17. Make ready 1 Juice from Lemon
  18. Take 2 Tbsp Water
  19. Make ready 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard
  20. Prepare 1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Steps to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:
  1. Bring quinoa and chicken broth to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  2. Bring lentils and chicken broth to a boil, partially cover with lid and reduce heat. Cook for 30 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.
  3. In a large bowl, combine quinoa, lentils, cannelli beans, grape tomatoes, olives, onions, and peppers.
  4. For Vinaigrette: In blender add garlic powder, basil, salt, pepper, oregano, sugar red wine vinegar, water, and dijon mustard. On low speed slowly add olive oil until mixed.
  5. Pour vinaigrette over quinoa mix and mix well.

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