"The Jennifer Aniston" Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
Inspired by Jennifer Anniston's salad she ate on the set of Friends, this quinoa tabbouleh salad is delicious as it is healthy! Designed with skin health in mind.
Equipment
- Mezzaluna (optional) see link above
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa dried
- 2 cups vegetable broth look for oil free
- 1 head of parsley, finely chopped
- 1 cup mint, chopped
- 2 scallions, chopped green onions
- 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1/2 cucumber, diced or 2 Persian cucumbers, diced
- 1/3 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives, chopped
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 avocado, diced optional
- 1-2 tbsp tahini runny one is best
Lemon Chia Seed Dressing
- Juice of 1 large lemon about 1/4 cup
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 tsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- To pot, add quinoa and vegetable broth. Cover with the lid and bring to a boil. Leaving the lid on, reduce to a low simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove lid and fluff with a fork, cover and let it sit for another 10 minutes with the heat off.
- While the quinoa cooks, make the lemon chia seed dressing by combining all the dressing ingredients to a small bowl and mix together with a spoon. Allow this to sit for at least 10 minutes before using to allow chia seeds to gelatinize.
- Once your quinoa is done, place 2-3 cups into a large bowl. Then add all remaining salad ingredients (aside from avocado and tahini) and mix together.
- Then top the quinoa tabbouleh with lemon chia seed dressing and mix until well combined. Add in diced avocado and top with tahini drizzle.
- Enjoy!
- Store in an airtight glass container for up to 5 days.