Simple Way to Make Any-night-of-the-week Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mediterranean quinoa salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:

1. Prepare 2 Cups Quinoa
2. Take 2 Cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
3. Prepare 1 Cup Dry Lentils
4. Make ready 1 Can Low Sodium Chicken Broth
5. Prepare 1 Can Cannelli Beans, rinsed and drained
6. Get 1 Can Sliced Black Olives
7. Take 1 Pkg Grape Tomatoes, halved
8. Make ready 1 Large Onion diced
9. Prepare 2 Bell Peppers diced
10. Prepare 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
11. Take 2 Tsp Basil
12. Get 1 Tsp Salt
13. Take 1 Tsp Pepper
14. Get 1 Tbsp Oregano
15. Make ready 1 Tsp Granulated Sugar
16. Make ready 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
17. Get 1 Juice from Lemon
18. Take 2 Tbsp Water
19. Prepare 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard
20. Prepare 1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:

1. Bring quinoa and chicken broth to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Bring lentils and chicken broth to a boil, partially cover with lid and reduce heat. Cook for 30 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.
3. In a large bowl, combine quinoa, lentils, cannelli beans, grape tomatoes, olives, onions, and peppers.
4. For Vinaigrette: In blender add garlic powder, basil, salt, pepper, oregano, sugar red wine vinegar, water, and dijon mustard. On low speed slowly add olive oil until mixed.
5. Pour vinaigrette over quinoa mix and mix well.

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