Simple Way to Prepare Ultimate Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mediterranean quinoa salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:

1. Make ready 2 Cups Quinoa
2. Prepare 2 Cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
3. Get 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. Take 1 Pkg Grape Tomatoes, halved
8. Make ready 1 Large Onion diced
9. Take 2 Bell Peppers diced
10. Get 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
11. Get 2 Tsp Basil
12. Take 1 Tsp Salt
13. Make ready 1 Tsp Pepper
14. Take 1 Tbsp Oregano
15. Make ready 1 Tsp Granulated Sugar
16. Get 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
17. Get 1 Juice from Lemon
18. Take 2 Tbsp Water
19. Take 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard
20. Take 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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