When I lived in Holland and was still blissfully unaware of my gluten problem, I sometimes used to get some lovely couscous salad from a Turkish corner shop down the road. This quinoa salad is inspired by that couscous salad.
GREEN QUISQUIS SALAD (Pronounced 'Green Kiss Kiss Salad')
3 espresso cups of white quinoa
6 espresso cups of water
2 Italian-style small cucumbers or 1 large cucumber
1 green pepper
2 medium-sized red onions
2 cloves of garlic
bunch of fresh coriander
bunch of fresh parsley (about twice as much as coriander)
gluten-free bouillon powder
lemon
olive oil
freshly ground pepper
sea salt
1. Wash the quinoa well. Add bouillon powder and sea salt to the water, and boil the quinoa in it until ready.
2. Wash the cucumber, the pepper, the coriander and the parsley and chop them finely.
3. Chop the onions and the garlic finely.
4. When the quinoa has cooled down a bit, mix it with all the chopped vegetables and herbs.
5. Add pepper, salt, olive oil and lemon juice, and serve either chilled or when the quinoa is still a bit warm. You can serve this salad either as a main course or a side dish.
Kiss kiss,
Annika
I am a Finnish girl living in Portugal writing about my adventures in the World of Food. I have dedicated my blog to gluten- and sugar-free recipes. Many of my recipes are also dairy-free, lactose-free, egg-free, grain-free, vegan and/or vegetarian. I use organic or locally sourced seasonal ingredients whenever possible. All my recipes are tagged with the appropriate -free labels (e.g. dairy-free), so that you can quickly and easily find the recipes that suit your individual needs.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Green Quisquis Salad – Quinoa Salad with Fresh Herbs
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You use red quinoa for that?
ReplyDeleteI actually used white quinoa for this one, although I generally prefer red quinoa. I thought that white quinoa would be more like couscous.
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