Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook mediterranean quinoa salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

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