Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad Recipe
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Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad

By: SunFlower  
"Even for non-vegetarians, quinoa is a great change to rice or pasta. I've been trying to think of more dishes using quinoa and came up with this salad."

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Prep Time:
40 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/4 cups quinoa
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1 medium onion, minced
  • 10 radishes, quartered
  • 1/2 cucumber, diced
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • salt to taste

Directions

  1. Bring water to boil in a small saucepan. Pour in quinoa, raisins, and a pinch of salt. Cover, and let simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, then remove from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature.
  2. Toss together the tomatoes, onion, radish, cucumber, and almonds in a large bowl. Stir in the cooled quinoa, then season with mint, parsley, cumin, lime juice, sesame oil, and salt. Chill 1 to 2 hours before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 346 | Total Fat: 11.8g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 6, 2006 by JAGUARMEL 
I recently found and fell in love with quinoa and have been making all sorts of dishes with... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2008 by LizzieCookin 
I used olive oil instead of sesame oil and fresh basil instead of parsley because that's what... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2008 by kari elizabeth 
I was actually a bit too nervous to use the sesame oil for this recipe, so I swapped for... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 29, 2007 by Catherine L. 
This is a great recipe for lunches!!! Quickly put up together, and really tasty! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2007 by Scorpio 
This was an okay salad, but I had higher expectation for it especially since I love quinoa. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2008 by SFAITHJ 
wonderful. doesn't even need oranges or anything else to make it sweet. i was starving so i... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2007 by CMG 
I was really board with plain quinoa and this was just a tasty treat. It was a lot of work to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2008 by Ellen Pfeiffer 
I made two versions, half as is and half with feta - the one with feta was slightly better,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2009 by Natalia 
I loved this recipe. I reduced the sesame oil to 1 TBSP (I often find it overpowering) and... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2009 by RL 
Interesting combination of flavors; used sesame oil and raisins per recipe and am glad I did... MORE

 
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