1½ Cups cooked quinoa - Costco has a great deal on organic quinoa. You can also buy it in bulk at places like Winco.
½ Cup pine nuts
1 english cucumber, peeled and finely diced
1 Cup grape tomotoes
½ Cup red onion, finely, finely diced
½ Cup chopped parsley
¼ Cup olive oil
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice (I recommend using fresh lemons)
2 tsp grated lemon zest
Instructions
Cook quinoa according to directions on package. I recommend cooking your quinoa in the rice cooker, that’s how I do it and I find it so much less painful than the stove top method.
Toast pine nuts on medium-high heat. Don’t let them burn, just brown them.
Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl.
After quinoa has cooled, mix quinoa with the cucumber, onion and parsley. Stir in the dressing. Top with pine nuts. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe by A Happy Hive at https://ahappyhive.com/quinoa-lemon-salad/