Quinoa Tabouli

By Hklbrries

This is much like the traditional bulgur tabouli but with quinoa. Serve this brightly flavored salad in the traditional manner, with hummus and pita bread.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes (approximately 1 pound)
• 2 cups chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup chopped fresh mint
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt
• 1 head romaine lettuce, broken into leaves
• 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium-sized bowl, soak the quinoa in cold water for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water.

In a medium saucepan, combine the soaked quinoa and water and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until just tender. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid.

In a large bowl, toss the quinoa with the tomatoes, parsley, mint, green onions, lemon juice, and cumin. Season to taste with pepper and salt. Chill and serve on a large serving platter with the romaine lettuce leaves and garnished with the tomatoes. If you can get them, yellow "cherry" tomatoes make a very striking contrast here.

If you like a salad with a little more moisture, add some of the reserved quinoa cooking liquid when you combine the quinoa with the vegetables and cumin.

Nutritional Information:
Per (1 cup) serving
151 calories
2.1 g fat
0 mg cholesterol
129.8 mg sodium without added salt