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Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

[heart_this] · Jan 24, 2012 · 22 Comments

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

A light and fresh tabbouleh salad with quinoa, tomatoes, cucumbers and loads of fresh parsley and mint in a bright lemon dressing.

When I made the quinoa cakes with roasted red pepper and walnut pesto, goat cheese and a poached egg it reminded me that I had not done much with quinoa lately and that got me thinking about all of the things that I want to try using quinoa in. A quinoa tabbouleh was pretty high on my list of quinoa dishes to try and it would fit in nicely with a few other recipes as well so I started with that. Tabbouleh is normally made with bulgar but I figured that the texture of quinoa would work well in it. In addition to the bulgar a tabbouleh salads normally consist of tomatoes, cucumbers, parsly and mint and it is dressed up in lemon juice and olive oil. I kept things pretty straight forward with this tabbouleh salad other than swapping the bulgar out for the quinoa and it turned out really well! There is nothing like a light salad filled with fresh herbs and a hit of lemon to push back the gloom of winter!

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
The quinoa in the salad reminded me of grainy mustard of which I am a big fan of so I made a batch of honey lemon dijon vinaigrette where I used two tablespoons of the grainy mustard and only a teaspoon of the dijon mustard and I used it on half of the tabbouleh salad. This grainy mustard vinaigrette added a really nice tang to the tabbouleh salad and I will definitely be doing it again!

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

A light and fresh tabbouleh salad with quinoa, tomatoes, cucumbers and loads of fresh parsley and mint in a bright lemon dressing.

ingredients
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
  • 1 cup tomato, diced
  • 1 cup cucumber, diced
  • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup mint, chopped
  • 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Bring the water and quinoa to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the liquid has all been absorbed, about 17-20 minutes and let cool.
  2. Mix the quinoa, tomato, cucumber, parsley, mint and green onion.
  3. Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper and toss with salad.
Use in:
Quinoa Flatbread with Tabbouleh, Falafel, Feta and Pomegranate

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Comments

  1. The Café Sucré Farine says

    January 24, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    This looks so fresh and delicious – wow, your photos are beautiful! I could live on this salad, right up my alley, THANKS!

    Reply
  2. 30A EATS says

    January 24, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    I am a fan and follow your blog and just did this same recipe! Check mine out to compare! 🙂 Yours looks really good too! http://30aeats.com/recipes/quinoa-tabouleh/

    Reply
  3. Hyosun Ro says

    January 25, 2012 at 12:07 am

    Simple, delicious and colorful! We all should eat like this more.

    Reply
  4. Girlie Blogger says

    January 25, 2012 at 12:33 am

    This looks so fresh and yummy.
    http://www.thegirlieblog.com

    Reply
  5. Jay says

    January 25, 2012 at 12:48 am

    wow..sounds amazingly tasty
    Tasty Appetite

    Reply
  6. MeymiGrøu Mey says

    January 25, 2012 at 1:04 am

    Seems to be good salad

    Reply
  7. Cookin' Canuck says

    January 25, 2012 at 2:03 am

    You do have a way with quinoa, Kevin! The colors and flavors in this are so alluring. Gorgeous photo, too.

    Reply
  8. Cat says

    January 25, 2012 at 2:31 am

    Suddenly I"m starving!

    Reply
  9. Amy says

    January 25, 2012 at 3:03 am

    I am loving…and pinning this salad. Amazing.

    Reply
  10. Claris Leigh says

    January 25, 2012 at 4:40 am

    ill need to try this!!! it looks delicious

    Reply
  11. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    January 25, 2012 at 7:44 am

    A fresh, healthy and delicious salad! Great.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  12. Greta says

    January 25, 2012 at 9:05 am

    Lovely salad, so colourful.

    Reply
  13. Chiara "Kika" Assi says

    January 25, 2012 at 10:25 am

    My coworker and I were just talking about quinoa and what do amke with it. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  14. Joanne says

    January 25, 2012 at 11:24 am

    I love adding quinoa for an extra hit of healthy goodness. it really kicks tabbouleh up a notch!

    Reply
  15. TheSavvyKitchen says

    January 25, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    I've never had quinoa, but I've been wanting to try it and this looks perfect. Thanks!

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    January 25, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Kevin, I just started reading your blog and am excited to add some of your recipes into my next weekly meal plan. Thank you for taking the time to attack some less than traditional ingredients making them accessible. Also, after reading your Chinese food recipes I finally have the confidence to go to my Asian market and attempt to cook some of my favorite Chinese foods.

    Reply
  17. Melanie says

    January 25, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    I'm going to have to try this since I'm having problems with gluten lately. When I've made Tabouleh in the past I've substituted cilantro for the parsley and lime for the lemon and it's delicious that way too.

    Reply
  18. Kevin says

    January 26, 2012 at 11:03 am

    danadominata: I was a bit intimidated by new ingredients at first as well but once I started tracking them down I was hooked and now it is always fun finding them! Let me know how the recipes go next week.

    Reply
  19. Yolie Ramirez says

    January 26, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    I definitely have to try this. My husband wants to try to eat more Quinoa more often.

    Reply
  20. Jim says

    January 28, 2012 at 11:17 am

    it looks delicious! thanks

    Reply
  21. Food Junkie says

    February 2, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    This is quite tasty Kevin and since I am trying to eat more grains this recipe is welcome.

    Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    October 22, 2013 at 1:52 am

    Had this last night. Would use less mint and lemon juice next time and I think it would be just right. The mint was way too overpowering.

    Reply

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