South America Quinoa

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This is a light flavored salad that lets all the ingredients shine equally. Recommend toasting Quinoa Recipe #16399. For those who like more spice try adding cumin and chili powder.

by Debbwl·published 2009-04-30

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Servings

(6–8)

Total time

25 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

630 kcal

Ingredients (14)

serves

2 cups quinoaquinoa
4 cups waterwater
1/4 teaspoon saltsalt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepperpepper
5 tablespoons fresh lemon juicelemon-juice
1 cup extra virgin olive oilextra-virgin-olive-oil
1/2 cup cilantro, choppedcilantro
2 teaspoons garlic, mincedgarlic
1 cup corncorn
1 cup red onion, choppedred-onion
1 -2 red chili pepper, chopped (optional)pepper
4 plum tomatoes, dicedtomato
1 cup cucumber, dicedcucumber
1 avocado, diceavocado

Instructions (4 steps)

01Place Quinoa in a medium-sized pan, add the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the liquid is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and fluff it with a fork. Transfer the Quinoa to a large bowl and cool to room temperature.
02Sprinkle quinoa with the salt and pepper and fold in 4 tablespoons of the lemon juice and the oil. Gently fold in the cilantro and garlic.

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