Quinoa Salad with Tahini Dressing
- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Recipe came from A Lyon in the KitchenA serving would be approximately 1 Tbs in the pita pocket then filled with spinach and parsley.
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the stock and simmer. Stir in the quinoa and cook until the grains look as if they have a curly, pig-like, tail. Drain, then combine quinoa, garbanzo beans, cilantro, and red onion. Add enough Tahini Dressing to achieve your own personal desired taste. Serve inside a pita half with the desired sides.
Tahini Dressing
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons EVOO
2 cloves garlic, crushed into a paste or finely minced
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
1/3 cup Tahini, stir well before measuring
½ teaspoon Kosher salt and a few good cranks of black pepper
¼ teaspoon cumin powder
½ cup vegetable stock, or as needed
Instructions:
Blend together EVOO, garlic, lemon juice, zest, Tahini, salt and pepper,
cumin, and vegetable stock.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TJOWENS.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the stock and simmer. Stir in the quinoa and cook until the grains look as if they have a curly, pig-like, tail. Drain, then combine quinoa, garbanzo beans, cilantro, and red onion. Add enough Tahini Dressing to achieve your own personal desired taste. Serve inside a pita half with the desired sides.
Tahini Dressing
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons EVOO
2 cloves garlic, crushed into a paste or finely minced
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
1/3 cup Tahini, stir well before measuring
½ teaspoon Kosher salt and a few good cranks of black pepper
¼ teaspoon cumin powder
½ cup vegetable stock, or as needed
Instructions:
Blend together EVOO, garlic, lemon juice, zest, Tahini, salt and pepper,
cumin, and vegetable stock.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TJOWENS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 299.3
- Total Fat: 9.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 222.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 46.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.7 g
- Protein: 9.5 g
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