Mediterranean Quinoa Salad (15th & Vine Kitchen and Bar)

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Source: 15th & Vine Kitchen and Bar, courtesy 7News Miami.

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sour orange juice
• 1 stalk mint
• 1 stalk rosemary
• 1 stalk tarragon
• 1/4 cup roasted red peppers (chopped)
• 1/4 cup Kalamata Olives
• 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup feta cheese
• Salt to taste

Dressing

• 1 cup lemon Juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 3 cups olive oil
• 2 Tbs. honey
• 2 Tbs. ground coriander
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Pour water in a hot pan and add sour orange juice. Add fresh mint, rosemary, and tarragon and the quinoa. Bring to a boil, then turn down and simmer for about 15 minutes. When it’s done, fluff it up and set it aside to cool.
2. To make the dressing: In a large bowl, add fresh lemon, lime and fresh orange juice. Next comes the ground coriander, honey; slowly pour in the olive oil. Whisk until it’s blended well. Add salt and whisk more.
3. In a separate bowl, add the quinoa and then pour in roasted red peppers, Kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese and the coriander vinaigrette. Add salt and blend well.

To Plate:
Put quinoa in a serving bowl and top with Mache lettuce (or use your favorite lettuce).

Paige's Recipe Notes: Dressing - Lemon Lime orange juice ground coriander honey and slowly add a little olive oil and then a little salt

Add to Quinoa

Roasted Red pepper kalamata olives cherry tomato sliced. feta salt 

Cook quinoa with water sour orange juice handful mint and rosemary, tarragon 

Add ingredients. Pour over dressing.