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Cherry Pistachio Quinoa Salad

Servings 4

Ingredients

Quinoa

  • 1 cup Water filtered
  • 1/2 cup Quinoa
  • pinch Salt

Dressing

  • 1/2 Lemon juiced
  • 3 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
  • pinch Salt and Pepper

Salad

  • 1 batch Quinoa cooked and chilled
  • 1/2 cup Cherries pitted and chopped
  • 3 T Pistachios chopped
  • 1 tsp Parsley chopped
  • 1 T Dill chopped

Optional

  • Feta Cheese

Instructions

Quinoa

  1. Start by making the quinoa. Bring 1 cup water to a boil and add the 1/2 cup of quinoa and a pinch of salt. Stir, reduce the temp to low/medium and cover the pan.

  2. Cook for 15 minutes or until the quinoa has absorbed all the water

  3. Transfer to a mixing bowl and store in the refrigerator until it cools

Dressing

  1. Add all ingredients into a bowl and whisk together

  2. Set aside

Quinoa Salad

  1. Once quinoa is cooled, add all the remaining ingredients along with the dressing

  2. Mix together and serve

  3. If you choose to use the feta cheese, mix in now