Quinoa Vegetable Salad
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Ingredients
- ✓ 1 teaspoon canola oil
- ✓ 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ✓ ¼ cup diced (yellow or purple) onion
- ✓ 2 ½ cups water
- ✓ 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
- ✓ ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ✓ 2 cups quinoa
- ✓ ¾ cup diced fresh tomato
- ✓ ¾ cup diced carrots
- ✓ ½ cup diced yellow bell pepper
- ✓ ½ cup diced cucumber
- ✓ ½ cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
- ✓ ¼ cup diced red onion
- ✓ 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- ✓ 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- ✓ 1 teaspoon salt
- ✓ ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ✓ 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ✓ 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar