Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad

Recipesfull introduces to you: Easter Recipes. (Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad). Even for non-vegetarians, quinoa is a great change to rice or pasta. I've been trying to think of more dishes using quinoa and came up with this salad.

Brief

Prep 40 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr55 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

2 ½ cups water

1 ¼ cups quinoa

⅓ cup raisins

1 pinch salt

2 medium tomatoes

diced

1 medium onion

minced

10 radishes

quartered

½ cucumber

diced

2 tablespoons sliced almonds

toasted

¼ cup chopped fresh mint

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon ground cumin

¼ cup lime juice

2 tablespoons sesame oil

salt to taste

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Directions

Step 1

Bring water to boil in a small saucepan. Pour in quinoa raisins and a pinch of salt. Cover and let simmer for 12 to 15 minutes then remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

Step 2

Toss together the tomatoes onion radish cucumber and almonds in a large bowl. Stir in the cooled quinoa then season with mint parsley cumin lime juice sesame oil and salt. Chill 1 to 2 hours before serving.

Nutritional Information

Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 346.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 9.5g 19%

Carbohydrates: 53.3g 17%

Dietary Fiber: 7.1g 29%

Sugars: 12.1g

Fat: 11.8g 18%

Saturated Fat: 1.2g 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 732.7IU 15%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.2mg 9%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 22.4mg 37%

Folate: 29.9mcg 8%

Calcium: 54.2mg 5%

Iron: 1.2mg 7%

Magnesium: 33.8mg 12%

Potassium: 438.2mg 12%

Sodium: 178.2mg 7%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 106

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.