Quinoa Salad

This is a very healthy and delicious salad. Today, people appreciate quinoa for its nutritional value. Quinoa is considered a superfood. Protein content is very high, yet not as high as most beans and legumes. Furthermore, it is a good source of dietary fiber and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten free and considered easy to digest.

This quinoa salad is a toss together of cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, avocado, red bell pepper... Enjoy.

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked quinoa, well rinsed
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
1/3 cup sliced red/white onion
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 medium tomatoes, cut into chunks
3 medium cucumbers, cut into chunks
2 avocados cubed
2 red bell peppers cut into chunks
1 beetroot cooked and cut into cubes
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp toasted pine nuts

Put the rinsed quinoa, salt and water into a pot and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer gently until the quinoa absorbs all the water, about 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Place into a large bowl and fluff up with a fork to help it cool more quickly.

When the quinoa has cooled, transfer it into a large bowl. Add the vegetables. Add the toasted sesame seeds and pine nuts. Season with olive oil, salt, and lemon juice. Serve at room temperature.

Salade de Quinoa

Ingr�dients:

1 tasse de quinoa

1/2 cac sel

2 tasses d'eau

1/3 tasse d'oignon rouge ou blanc

2 cas de jus de citron

2 tomates, coup�s en d�s

3 concombres, coup�s en d�s

2 avocats, coup�s en d�s

2 poivrons rouges, coup�s en d�s
1 betterave coup�e en d�s

1 cac de sesame grill�s toasted sesame seeds

1 cas de pignons de pin grill�s

Faites bouillir de l'eau sal�e et d�posez le quinoa.Couvrez et laissez cuire � feu doux jusqu'a absorption compl�te de l'eau, 10 a 15 mn. Placez le quinoa dans un saladier, et laissez refroidir.

Lorsque le quinoa refroidit, ajoutez les l�gumes coup�s. Ajoutez les graines de s�same et les pignons de pin. Assaisonnez d'huile d'olive, de sel, et de jus de citron. Servez.