Quinoa Salad with Orange and Black Olive

Cooked quinoa is nice and fluffy and likes acids and spices. The quinoa salad light and tasty. Easy to make and good to eat.

How to cook perfect Quinoa?

Quinoa is technically a seed but classified as a whole grain and is a good source of plant protein and fiber. Cooking the quinoa is simply and the quinoa is a good base for the salad.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: quinoa

Servings: 2 people

Author: Myreille

Ingredients

• ½ cup quinoa any color
• 3 cups water

Instructions

• In a saucepan pour the water and bring to a boil.
• Rinse the quinoa.
• Put the quinoa in a saucepan.
• Cook the quinoa for 15 minutes.
• Drain, refresh under running water and set aside to dry well.

Quinoa Salad with Orange and Black Olive

Quinoa Salad with Orange and Black Olive is fresh, tasty and very good.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: easy, feast, olive, orange, quinoa

Servings: 4 people

Author: Myreille

Ingredients

• ½ cup quinoa any color
• 3 oranges pealed, diced
• 1 apple diced
• 10-12 black olives sliced
• 1 red onion diced
• 2 tablespoon balsamic glaze
• 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
• pinch of salt
• ¼ cup coriander (cilantro) chopped

Instructions

• Cook the quinoa.
• Mix the fine diced red onion with the balsamic galze and the extra virgin olive oil.
• Add the orange, the apple, the coriander, the sliced black olive and the salt.
• Mix it well and serve.