A Healthy, Tasty Lunch (Or Side Dish) Perfect for Summer!

I looooove quinoa!

I've been making it for a while now and

I always make it into a salad,

but sometimes with different variations.

Here's my delicious recipe for quinoa salad

that could be paired alongside a flatbread sandwich

or you could just eat it by itself for lunch.

Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

For the salad

- 2 cups of water

- 1 cup of quinoa

- 1 cup of green beans, cooked and cooled

- 1/2 bag of dried cranberries

- 1 (6 oz.) container of feta cheese

- 1/4 cup of slivered almonds

For the dressing

- 1 tsp. garlic powder

- 1 tsp. salt

- 1 tbsp. sugar

-  8 tbsp. olive oil (or more/less to taste)

- 4 tbsp. apple cider vinegar (or more/less to taste)

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients for the dressing. Set aside.

2. Rinse the quinoa before cooking, then add it to small-medium sized pot with the water. Boil the quinoa and water rapidly, then bring down to a simmer. The quinoa will take 15 minutes to cook. You will see white threads coming out of the quinoa. Once all the quinoa looks like the way it is in the picture above, it is fully cooked. Set the quinoa aside to cool.

3. Once the quinoa is cooled, add the green beans, dried cranberries, feta cheese, and almonds. Mix until all ingredients are combined. 

4. Add the dressing to the quinoa mixture. Mix until all the dressing is spread throughout the quinoa salad.

5. Chill 2-3 hours or until cold.

Enjoy and happy cooking!

- Kish and Yaya