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Healthy Quinoa Salad with Smoked Salmon!

Ingredients

 Serves 5-6.

1. 1 cup quinoa (about 170 grams)
2. 1/2 yellow onion, diced
3. 1/2 cucumber, diced
4. 2 avocados, sliced
5. 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
6. 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
7. 1 teaspoon dried or fresh mint
8. 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning or Old Bay
9. Freshly ground black pepper
10. Juice of 1/2 lemon
11. Salt
12. Olive oil
13. Smoked salmon (as desired)

Steps

 30 minutes

1. 1

   Rinse the quinoa in a bowl of water at least three times (this is important to remove the saponins—don’t skip this step). Drain, then cook with 1 1/2 cups water (about 355 ml) and a pinch of salt. Cover and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. When the quinoa is done, remove from heat and let it sit with the lid on for at least 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool.

   
2. 2

   Wash, peel, and chop the vegetables. Add them all to the bowl with the spices, except for the salmon. Mix the salad well.

   

   
3. 3

   To serve, place some of the salad mixture in a bowl and top with smoked salmon, freshly ground black pepper, and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.