mhmm monday

This Quinoa salad is served warm, shared from this website it is a nice side dish when you’re outdoors bbq’ing.  It’s topped off with a lovely green sauce to infuse the dish with a tangy bite of fresh herbs, lemon, and olive oil.
 
Quinoa Summer Salad

Salad:
 1 cup dry quinoa
1.5 cups water
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
0.45kg/1 lb mixed cherry/Campari tomatoes
3 corn-on-the-cob, shucked
3 green onions, chopped

3-Herb Green Sauce: {yield = approx 1/3 cup}
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup lightly packed basil
1 tbsp fresh dill*
2 tbsp fresh chives
approx 1/4 cup yellow tomato*
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/8th tsp fine grain sea salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)

Directions:
Rinse quinoa in a fine mesh strainer. Add quinoa to a medium-sized pot along with 1.5 cups water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, stir, reduce heat to low and cover with lid. Cook for 15-17 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes with the lid on before fluffing with a fork.
Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Chop tomatoes and mince garlic. Remove corn from the cob by slicing down the ear of the corn with a chef’s knife. Add oil to skillet and the chopped veggies. Season generously with Herbamare or fine grain sea salt. Cook for about 7-8 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in chopped green onions.
Meanwhile, make the green sauce in a food processor. Start by dropping the garlic into the processor to mince. Now add in the herbs and mince again. Next add the liquids – tomatoes, oil, and lemon juice. Stop to scrape down the side of the bowl as needed. Season to taste & add opt. nooch.
To assemble, spoon quinoa into a bowl, layer the tomato and corn mix on top, and spoon on green sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
Notes: 1) You can sub any fresh herbs that you like. 2) The yellow tomatoes in this green sauce acts as an oil-replacer. They thin out the sauce without needing a ton of oil. I used yellow tomatoes so the sauce would remain a lovely green colour. Red tomatoes will likely change the colour to be less vibrant.
Enjoy!

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