Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, quinoa citrus salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Quinoa Citrus Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Quinoa Citrus Salad is something that I have loved my entire life.
Pour in about half of the cilantro lime vinaigrette and gently toss. Make salad: Cook quinoa according to package directions. Position a rack in top third of oven and preheat broiler to high. Spread cooked quinoa on a rimmed baking sheet.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have quinoa citrus salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Prepare 2 cup Red / White Quinoa
- Take 2 cup Water
- Prepare 4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare 3 each Large Limes
- Prepare 2 each Large Lemon
- Get 1 bunch Curly Parsley
- Get 1 bunch Green Onions
- Get 1 each Yellow Bell Pepper
- Take 1 each Red Bell Pepper
- Prepare 1 each Orange Bell Pepper
- Make ready 1/2 cup Fat Free Feta Cheese
- Take 4 oz Myzithra Cheese
- Get 1 Salt
This version is made with mixed greens and a poppy seed, honey vinaigrette and chopped pistachios. Sometimes a salad has lettuce & sometimes it doesn't. In this case quinoa is the star (which it often is in my recipes.) Citrus is a star here too. So is my Lemon Honey Salad Dressing, which ties it all together.
Steps to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Start by soaking your Quinoa for about 15-30 minutes. Then rinse it thoroughly. At least 5-6 times to get all the particulate out. Get all your ingredients out so you can prep them while your quinoa cooks then cools.
- Add quinoa to water and bring to a boil. Be sure to cover. Once its boiling turn down to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is gone. You want it to be firm not mushy (it should have a little pop when you bite into it.). Then spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool.
- De-vein and small dice the bell peppers. Mince parsley, and slice the green onions.
- Zest the lemon and limes then juice. This can be done on the still warm quinoa.
- Shred and crumble cheeses.
- Make sure quinoa is cool, put in a large bowl then add olive oil, peppers, onions, parsley, cheeses. Mix together with a fork so as not to damage (mash) the quinoa. Salt to taste. Be careful not to over salt. Myzithra is a salty cheese.
- Eat as it is. Make lettuce wraps. Get creative and enjoy!
In this case quinoa is the star (which it often is in my recipes.) Citrus is a star here too. So is my Lemon Honey Salad Dressing, which ties it all together. This time of year everyone is obsessed with ruby red (or blood. A nutritious, fresh, and flavorful Citrus Quinoa Salad with clementine oranges, roasted pistachios, creamy avocado, and goat (or feta) cheese. This salad is drizzled with a tangy and sweet citrus vinaigrette.
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