Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

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

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:
  1. Make ready 2 Cups Quinoa
  2. Take 2 Cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
  3. Make ready 1 Cup Dry Lentils
  4. Get 1 Can Low Sodium Chicken Broth
  5. Make ready 1 Can Cannelli Beans, rinsed and drained
  6. Prepare 1 Can Sliced Black Olives
  7. Get 1 Pkg Grape Tomatoes, halved
  8. Get 1 Large Onion diced
  9. Make ready 2 Bell Peppers diced
  10. Take 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
  11. Prepare 2 Tsp Basil
  12. Prepare 1 Tsp Salt
  13. Take 1 Tsp Pepper
  14. Take 1 Tbsp Oregano
  15. Take 1 Tsp Granulated Sugar
  16. Prepare 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
  17. Take 1 Juice from Lemon
  18. Take 2 Tbsp Water
  19. Prepare 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard
  20. Take 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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