| I always enjoy whipping up a nice vegan quinoa salad | | | | For the dressing you will need: |
| almost everyday because I don't have to worry about | | | | 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice |
| counting calories and fat content. Quinoa is packed | | | | ¼ cup olive oil |
| with protein and among other grains, it's the only one | | | | ½ teaspoon salt |
| that can offer all 9 essential amino acids including | | | | Dash of finely ground black pepper |
| lysine. | | | | Pinch of garlic powder or dried ginger |
| One of my favorites for supper is the quinoa salad | | | | This vegan quinoa recipe is so easy to make, all you |
| recipe. Here are the ingredients: | | | | have to do is soak the quinoa for 15 minutes in cold |
| 1 cup quinoa | | | | water. Strain the water and put in quinoa in a pot with |
| 1 ½ cup cold water | | | | water, salt and oil. Bring the mixture to a boil and then |
| ½ teaspoon salt | | | | turn down the heat to low, cover and simmer for |
| 1 cup snow peas or green beans | | | | about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow it to sit |
| 1 - 2 small carrots, peeled and thinly sliced | | | | for 5 minutes while covered with a lid. |
| 1/2 green or red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced | | | | Steam the carrots and green vegetables for about 5 |
| 1 medium ripe tomato | | | | minutes and then rinse in cold running water. Chop the |
| 1 medium cucumber, peeled and diced | | | | tomato, herb and cucumber and set the mixture aside. |
| 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley | | | | In a separate bowl, blend the dressing ingredients |
| 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or toasted cashews | | | | together and gently combine the vegetables, nuts and |
| ¼ cup minced jalapeño pepper or | | | | quinoa. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and chill. This |
| cranberries (optional) | | | | vegan quinoa recipe makes a very good side dish. |