Arabic Quinoa Salad

5 from 1 vote

During my time in Middle East I learned a lot about the people, their culture and of course especially their cuisine! From these experiences I made, I was inspired to create this recipe of a quinoa salad!

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer, Lunch, Salad

Cuisine: Eastern

Keyword: oriental, quinoa, salad, summer, vegetarian

Servings: people

Calories: 451kcal

Equipment

1 cutting board
1 sharp knife
1 mixing bowl
1 strainer
2 spoons

Ingredients

0.25 head Romain lettuce chopped
0.25 head Lollo Rosso lettuce chopped
7 pcs cherry tomatoes cut in half
1 pcs cucumber middle large into cubes
3 tsp parsley chopped
3 tbsp chick peas can
3 pcs onion small
1 pcs garlic clove
2 pcs chili no need to add, if you don't like it spicy
2 tbsp quinoa
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp honey
1 tbsp tahini paste out of roasted or non roasted sesame seeds, can also replaced with sesame oil
1 tbsp olive oil
1 pinch of salt

Instructions

Dressing

Take mixing bowl and add the lemon juice, honey, tahina, olive oil and salt. Give it a whisk.

Quinoa

Boil the quinoa in slightly salted water until it's soft. Strain it. Let it cool down a little bit.

Salad

Add the chopped lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, chick peas, onion, garlic and chili into the bowl with the dressing and mix everything. Add eventually salt to taste. Ready to serve!

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