TOMATO-MINT QUINOA SALAD

Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad image

Even for non-vegetarians, quinoa is a great change to rice or pasta. I've been trying to think of more dishes using quinoa and came up with this salad.

Provided by SunFlower

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes

Time 1h55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 ½ cups water
1 ¼ cups quinoa
⅓ cup raisins
1 pinch salt
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 medium onion, minced
10 radishes, quartered
½ cucumber, diced
2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ cup lime juice
2 tablespoons sesame oil
salt to taste

Steps:

Bring water to boil in a small saucepan. Pour in quinoa, raisins, and a pinch of salt. Cover, and let simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, then remove from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature.
Toss together the tomatoes, onion, radish, cucumber, and almonds in a large bowl. Stir in the cooled quinoa, then season with mint, parsley, cumin, lime juice, sesame oil, and salt. Chill 1 to 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.5 calories, Carbohydrate 53.3 g, Fat 11.8 g, Fiber 7.1 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 178.2 mg, Sugar 12.1 g