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Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World

European Quinoa Salad

Delicious quinoa packed with juicy salad pieces.
This is a Greek dish with South American tendencies.

Ingredients

to taste salt
to taste FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper
200 gm dry weight FAIRTRADE red quinoa
450 ml vegetable stock
16 Greek olives
2 medium red salad onions
250 gm cherry tomatoes
150 gm feta cheese
1 handfull fresh parley
1 handful fresh coriander
FAIRTRADE Sources
Fresh food
Quinoa
Herbs and Spices

Method

Preparation

Cook the quinoa using the vegetable stock, and allow to cool. The quinoa should be moist but not running wet once cooked.
Quarter the olives.
Halve the tomatoes.
Skin the onion and slice thinly.
Cut the scheese into small pieces, or crumble.
Using a herb knife, cut the herbs into small pieces.

Assembly

Drain any surplus liquid from the quinoa.
Gently turn the quinoa, olives, tomatoes, herbs and cheese in a bowl to mix. Check the seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper as necessary.
Allow to cool in the refidgerator.

To serve

Serve with Lemon Sauce as a dressing on the side.

Variations

Omit the cheese for a vegan dish.
Any type of quinoa will do, but white quinoa cooks faster than red.
Substitute mature cheddar for feta if necessary.