Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1 1/2 c. English cucumber sliced thin
- 1/2 sweet onion sliced thin
- 1–2 Roma tomatoes seeded and diced
- 3/4 c. uncooked quinoa
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, stir together lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and basil. Add cucumber, onion, and tomato, and stir to coat. Cover tightly and refrigerate at least one hour or up to 24 hours. (You could serve this cucumber salad on its own!)
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At least 30 minutes before ready to serve, bring quinoa, 1½ c. water, and a couple pinches of salt to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook 20 minutes. Then, transfer cooked quinoa to a serving bowl, fluff with fork, and allow to cool at least 10 minutes.
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Stir cucumber mixture into quinoa and serve.
Notes
To prepare Mahi Mahi as pictured, sprinkle fish fillets lightly with kosher salt and lemon pepper. Heat 1 tsp. butter and 1 tsp. olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook fish on both sides until cooked through. (This method would also work great with tilapia or chicken.)
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 60
4 comments
This recipe looks fantastic! I love all the ingredients and am trying to make healthier recipes too! Pinning!
Thank you, Sheena! It is so hard for me to eat healthy because I always want hearty dinners. I do usually try to lighten up my dinner recipes, but I want there to be a lot of food with plenty of carbs and meat ;) Tonight we ate a healthy chicken salad (that I will post later this week), and I was worried I wouldn’t have enough to fill me up. Believe me, it would take A WHILE before I went hungry! I’m trying to change my habits, but it’s tough! Thanks for coming over to visit :)
I absolutely love quinoa salads, and this looks so fresh and delicious with all of those crisp veggies! :)
Thanks, Marcie! I think you would really like this one if you enjoy quinoa salads. I have made couscous salads, but I think this is the first one I tried with quinoa. It definitely won’t be my last :)