How to Prepare Award-winning Quinoa Citrus Salad

Quinoa Citrus Salad
Quinoa Citrus Salad

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, quinoa citrus salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Quinoa Citrus Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Quinoa Citrus Salad is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook quinoa citrus salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
  1. Make ready Red / White Quinoa
  2. Take Water
  3. Prepare Extra virgin olive oil
  4. Make ready Large Limes
  5. Take Large Lemon
  6. Take Curly Parsley
  7. Make ready Green Onions
  8. Make ready Yellow Bell Pepper
  9. Take Red Bell Pepper
  10. Make ready Orange Bell Pepper
  11. Take Fat Free Feta Cheese
  12. Make ready Myzithra Cheese
  13. Prepare Salt
Instructions 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!

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