Reviewed: May 17, 2012

Loved the flavors! The only thing I'll do different next time is add dried cranberries instead of raisins. I added 1/2 of each and loved the bites w/ the cranberries more. Other things I did differently: added onions in w/ TOASTED quinoa & cranberries/raisins, chopped the radishes and cucumbers vs. diced them, used cilantro rather than parsley. I love cilantro and the flavors melded quite nicely. Thanks for the recipe. I'll be making this again tomorrow when our co-op basket comes w/ yet another large yield of radishes. Oh, yes, this recipe serves 8, not 4 unless it's their main dish.

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Cindy

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2012

Made this just as written, loved the sesame oil!!

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mojo15227

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2012

Great flavor, great concept, lovely appearance! Thank you!!

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932ninja

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA

Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 29, 2012

Always looking for good quinoa recipes ... made a few alterations only because it's what I had on hand. used craisins instead of raisins, left out radish, used sunflower seeds instead of almonds, dried parley insetead of fresh and olive oil instead of sesame oil. loved the result i got

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momofcody

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2012

My palate is not sophisticated enough for this dish. All of the ingredients seem good but together -- ick. I would attempt it again with no parsely, mint, onion or radishes. I just didn't get it.

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Jenna

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2012

I liked this salad. I used red quinoa and added some feta as a garnish. Olives might also be good.

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jan sublett

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Golden, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2011

One of my favorite quinoa recipes! I did use the full amount of radishes because I had them and I didn't think it was too much even though they're not my favorite. I actually omitted the parsley and added cilantro instead but if you don't like cilantro, stick with the parsley. Overall, GREAT recipe.

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colleen

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2011

I think there is just waaaayyyyy too much going on in this recipe. You have a lot of ingredients with their own unique and strong flavors but they don't necessarily compliment each other. It was edible, but I wouldn't make it again and honestly ended up throwing out half because I was sick of eating it. Sorry guys. I think the Southwestern Quinoa Salad recipe on a/r is much better.

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Vanessa

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Cooking Level: Professional

Living In: Belmont, California, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2011

This is my favourite quinoa salad. It's light and flavourful, keeps great for up to 5 days. A few minor tweaks that I made, I followed everyone's advice and replaced sesame oil with olive oil. I am not a big fan of raisins in my salad, so I skipped raisins and add feta instead for more protein. I also cook the quinoa in broth instead of water which I find makes it more flavourful.

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maya.pk

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2011

I didn't have any cucumbers or radishes so I made it with everything else and it was delicious! Loved every bite~ It tastes like a Mediterranean dish. I'm thinking of adding sliced kalamata olives next time.

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