Colorful Quinoa Salad
Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked quinoa (method below)
2 small tomatoes chopped into small cubes
1 avocado, peeled chopped into chunks and soaked in the juice of 1/2 lime
1 small cucumber chopped into small cubes
1 small carrot chopped into small cubes
2 tbsp of finely sliced purple cabbage
2 tbsp of parsley finely chopped
1/2 lemon squeezed
2 tbsp of organic olive oil
1 tsp of salt
1 tbsp of roasted seeds and turmeric mix ( you can find it in this website, under “Tips”)
3 tbsp pomegranate
Blueberries to garnish
Method:
To make the quinoa:
Wash 2 cups of quinoa, and drain well, then toast for 1 minute in 2 tbsp of Organic coconut oil (or organic olive oil). Add 1 cup and a half of water and 1 tsp of Himalayan salt, let it boil, then reduce the heat to low, until all the water is absorbed. It usually takes about 10 min. Turn off the heat and leave it for 5 min. Then transfer to a plate and fluff it with a fork. Leave it to completely cool down before you mix it with the salad.
To make the salad:
Mix everything, garnish with blueberries and serve immediately !
Enjoy!
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