Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad

Even for non-vegetarians, quinoa is a great change to rice or pasta. Ive been trying to think of more dishes using quinoa and came up with this salad.

Recipe «Tomato-Mint Quinoa Salad» presented in category Recipes / Health, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author shef would need: 2 1/2 cups water, 1 1/4 cups quinoa, 1/3 cup raisins, 1 pinch salt, 2 medium tomatoes, diced , 1 medium onion, minced, 10 radishes, quartered, 1/2 cucumber, diced , 2 tbsp sliced almonds, toasted, 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint, 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 cup lime juice, 2 tbsp sesame oil, salt to taste.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups water 
• 1 1/4 cups quinoa 
• 1/3 cup raisins 
• 1 pinch salt 
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced 
• 1 medium onion, minced 
• 10 radishes, quartered 
• 1/2 cucumber, diced 
• 2 tbsp sliced almonds, toasted 
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint 
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 
• 1 tsp ground cumin 
• 1/4 cup lime juice 
• 2 tbsp sesame oil 
• salt to taste 

Instructions

1. Bring water to boil in a small saucepan. Pour in quinoa, raisins, and a pinch of salt. Cover, and let simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, then remove from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature.
2. Toss together the tomatoes, onion, radish, cucumber, and almonds in a large bowl. Stir in the cooled quinoa, then season with mint, parsley, cumin, lime juice, sesame oil, and salt. Chill 1 to 2 hours before serving.