Green Quinoa Salad

This recipe is from Shellie Berman Grafstein of Beit Shemesh, Israel.

Shellie is an old friend who also made Aliyah from Toronto. Today she helps women overcome emotional eating and keep their weight off for good.

Her recipes are always delicious and nutricious!

This dish is one of the salads she posted on her FB Group “How to Lose Your Weight for Good.”

Green Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:

Another version of quinoa salad

• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 handful chopped parsley
• 1 handful chopped fresh mint
• 1/2 red onion chopped
• 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
• 2 tbsp toasted almonds chopped
• 1.5 tbsp Galilee Green Olive Oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• salt & pepper to taste
• optional: chopped dried apricots, diced cucumbers, diced tomatoes, diced celery

Directions:

Quinoa is totally gluten-free.

It is also a complete protein, contains a lot of fiber and is a good source of iron and many other minerals.

To cook quinoa -(This amount will yield 3 cups of cooked quinoa. You can freeze it for a week or so)

1. Measure out 1 cup dried quinoa, rinse well and put in saucepan.
2. Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1 3/4 cups water.
3. Cover and boil for 15 minutes.
4. Fluff with a fork when tender.
5. Cool before using in this salad.
6. Mix together all the ingredients, toss together and serve.

Says Shellie, “This salad takes about 5 minutes to prepare once you’ve cooked the quinoa. I made a huge bowl of this amazing quinoa salad for my lunch. It is so delicious!”