Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Ultimate Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Hey everyone, it’s Clark, welcome to our recipe page. Today I’m gonna show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Mediterranean Quinoa Salad. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe.

You can have Mediterranean Quinoa Salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

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

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad step by step

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..