I did not even hear about quinoa until recently maybe about a year or a little bit more ago.
I tried it for the first time and LOVED it. It is filling and light and it does not bloat you .
Sometimes when you eat too much rice or pasta it feels heavy not with quinoa.
Later I found out that quinoa is an ancient grain that existed long long long ago , I just did not know about it but now everyone knows about it lol I am serious!! Lebanese people dont cook quinoa and I havent heard of it before. When my mother in law was visiting in 2013 , she knew about it. So I guess it is "healthy" and "trendy" to eat quinoa now ;) That is awesome though coz it is super awesomely delicious , yum yum :)
So here are the ingredients:
1/2 cup of quinoa- Cook it according to the package and set on the side to cool.
1 large cucumber cut up in small pieces
green onions cut up small
fresh mint ( 2-3 leaves)/cut up pretty small
Not pictured and not addded could have been cilantro and parsley , next time.
For the dressing:
Juice of one lemon
oilive oil or avocado oil ( to taste, I think mine was about 1tbsp)
sea salt to taste
Toss all together ....can't get any easier than this ! Decorate with thyme and olives
Enjoy :)
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