Easiest Way to Make Favorite Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mediterranean quinoa salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:

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

Instructions to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:

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.

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