How to Make Super Quick Homemade Warm Quinoa Salad

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Warm Quinoa Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Warm Quinoa Salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have warm quinoa salad using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Warm Quinoa Salad:

1. Make ready salad/ first version
2. Get 1 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
3. Prepare 1 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
4. Get 2 clove garlic, minced
5. Prepare 2 medium red bell peppers, finely diced
6. Make ready 1/2 cup celery, chopped
7. Make ready 2 cup water
8. Make ready 1/4 tsp white pepper
9. Get 1 tsp salt
10. Make ready 1 1/2 cup quinoa
11. Take 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
12. Make ready 10 kalamatta olives, sliced
13. Take parmesan cheese, grated ( optional )
14. Make ready salad/ second version. Use the ingredients from above adding these too
15. Make ready 1 lb medium shrimp, cleaned and shelled
16. Take 1 tsp lemon zest
17. Get 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

This salad is delicious warm or cold, so pack any leftovers for tomorrow's lunch. This salad recipe is a complete vegetarian meal high in protein. The quinoa is a very nutritious grain of the ancient civilization of the Incas, and can be found in your health food store. Warm quinoa, veggies, and herbs are topped with a seasoned olive oil and lime juice dressing that is easy to make and perfect for a Warm Quinoa Salad.

Instructions to make Warm Quinoa Salad:

1. In a deep skillet heat oil over medium heat.
2. Add onions, peppers and celery. Cook 4 minutes or until onions turn translucent.
3. Add in garlic, salt and pepper. Cook 1 minute.
4. Add in water and bring to a boil. Stir in quinoa and cover. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 15 minutes.
5. Place into a large serving bowl and mix in parsley and olives. Top each serving with grated cheese if you prefer.
6. Serve warm.
7. For version two. This is so easy to change up. You will cook the recipe in the exact same manner. Just toss in uncooked shrimp when water comes to a boil before adding in quinoa. Cover and simmer the same way. Same timing. Toss in lemon zest and juice when adding in parsley and olives.
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The quinoa is a very nutritious grain of the ancient civilization of the Incas, and can be found in your health food store. Warm quinoa, veggies, and herbs are topped with a seasoned olive oil and lime juice dressing that is easy to make and perfect for a Warm Quinoa Salad. This warm quinoa salad is great as a side dish or full meal and you can bring it to a family function in order to impress everyone with your great cooking skills. This warm salad is not only a delicious side dish, but if you are feeding people I am a little late to the quinoa party. All the cool kids have been cooking with it for a long time, and I have been meaning to.

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