Recipe of Quinoa Citrus Salad

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, quinoa citrus salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Quinoa Citrus Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Quinoa Citrus Salad is something which I have loved my whole life.

Simple Way to Prepare Quinoa Citrus Salad

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook quinoa citrus salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:

1. Make ready 2 cup Red / White Quinoa
2. Make ready 2 cup Water
3. Make ready 4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
4. Prepare 3 each Large Limes
5. Take 2 each Large Lemon
6. Get 1 bunch Curly Parsley
7. Get 1 bunch Green Onions
8. Make ready 1 each Yellow Bell Pepper
9. Get 1 each Red Bell Pepper
10. Get 1 each Orange Bell Pepper
11. Prepare 1/2 cup Fat Free Feta Cheese
12. Make ready 4 oz Myzithra Cheese
13. Make ready 1 Salt

Instructions

Steps to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:

1. Start by soaking your Quinoa for about 15-30 minutes. Then rinse it thoroughly. At least 5-6 times to get all the particulate out. Get all your ingredients out so you can prep them while your quinoa cooks then cools.
2. Add quinoa to water and bring to a boil. Be sure to cover. Once its boiling turn down to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is gone. You want it to be firm not mushy (it should have a little pop when you bite into it.). Then spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool.
3. De-vein and small dice the bell peppers. Mince parsley, and slice the green onions.
4. Zest the lemon and limes then juice. This can be done on the still warm quinoa.
5. Shred and crumble cheeses.
6. Make sure quinoa is cool, put in a large bowl then add olive oil, peppers, onions, parsley, cheeses. Mix together with a fork so as not to damage (mash) the quinoa. Salt to taste. Be careful not to over salt. Myzithra is a salty cheese.
7. Eat as it is. Make lettuce wraps. Get creative and enjoy!

As simple as that Recipe of Quinoa Citrus Salad

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