Thursday, 10 March 2011

Brighten up

photo by me

I have a slight obsession with both quinoa and hummus, so why did I never think to combine the two before? This was a little salad I came up with for lunch yesterday and it was as good as I had hoped. Be sure to add a touch of olive oil to the quinoa one it has cooked so it doesn't dry out. Other than that, add whatever veggies you have on hand and a generous dollop of delicious hummus! Almost too easy, right?

Easy-peasy quinoa salad with hummus
Serves 2

1 cup quinoa cooked with 1 1/2 cup water
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp hummus
1/4 cup each of cucumber, tomatoes and bell pepper
1 tsp fresh dill, chopped
juice of half a lemon
salt and pepper to taste

Add quinoa and water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until all of the liquid has absorbed. Toss quinoa with olive oil and fresh dill. Top with hummus and veggies. Lastly, season everything with salt and pepper and a squeeze of fresh lemon. Good eats!

4 comments:

  1. I love hummus w/ my salads! Sometimes I use it instead of dressing or I'll just use a spoonful of tahini w/ a drizzle of olive oil.

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  2. I totally just had hummus for lunch thanks to this post. Delicious

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  3. Jag har en tävling på min blogg som tänkte tipsa dig om :) Du kan vinna ett skitsnyggt förkläde från Carolyn's Kitchen! Kom o va med! :D
    /Nellie

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  4. I am printing this out and just might have this for dinner.

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