Quinoa Tabbouleh

[ka3ytl]

So, I've been craving tabbouleh and quinoa so this seemed like a good combo :)

Quinoa Tabbouleh

1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
olive oil
.25 cup water
2 True Lemon Packets
1 True Lime Packet
salt
pepper
bunch of parsley
couple stems of mint
1 small onion
2 tomatoes
3 cloves garlic (well, 3 cubes of crushed frozen garlic from Trader Joe's)

Cook the quinoa in the water. Bring it to a boil. Turn it to a simmer for about 20 minutes.

mix olive oil, 1/4 water, lemon and lime packets, garlic salt and pepper together in a bowl

cut and seed the tomatoes. cut into small pieces
cut onion into small pieces
cut mint and parsley

add to bowl with dressing. Mix.
Add the quinoa in spoonfuls mixing as you go along.
Add more parsley and mint if needed
add a splash of lemon juice

Comments

[red-haired-girl.livejournal.com]

Dunno if they do it there, but the Whole Foods here has a salad supplier who does Quinoa Tabouli, and it is a very yummy snack!