Recipe

Vegan Gluten-free Tahini Fresh Herb Quinoa Salad Recipe
Main Course  Salad  Alternative Grains  American  
Ingredients
1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth

tahini sauce:
2 tbsp. tahini
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 tbsp. water
juice from one lemon
2 tsp. agave nectar
2 green onions, diced
freshly ground pepper

zest from one lemon
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
1 heirloom tomato, sliced, de-seeded and lightly salted, cubed
1/2 sweet red pepper, diced
1/4 avocado, cubed

lemon olive oil, to drizzle, optional

sesame seeds
salt to taste

Directions
Prepare quinoa according to directions. If you have time, chill. Otherwise salad can be prepared warm. Whisk sauce ingredients together. Combine fresh herbs, zest veggies and fruit and immerse in sauce, folding into the quinoa. drizzle with lemon olive oil if you have it, and sprinkle with sesame seeds and any additional salt.
Notes
Good the next day as well!
Rating:  9

Original Source:  Completely original creation from my own brain, please do not replicate without permission. Thanks!

Recipe ID:  1456 		Added:  September 16, 2009

Last Modified:  September 17, 2009