Quinoa salad with Zucchini is one of the salad recipes that you need if you are looking for a tasty salad option on the diet. Check out its recipe below:
INGREDIENTS
| QUINOA | QUANTITY |
| Red quinoa | 50 gms |
| Bell pepper | 20 gms |
| Broccoli | 10 gms |
| Onion | 05 gms |
| Garlic | 05 gms |
| Salt | 02 gms |
| Black pepper | 01 gms |
| Parsley | 05 gms |
| Olive Oil | 05 ml |
| Lemon juice | 05 ml |
ZUCCHINI HUMMUS
Peeled zucchini: 50 gms
Tahini paste: 05 gms
Garlic: 05 gms
Salt: 02 gms
Lemon juice: 02 ml
Olive oil: 05 ml
Paprika powder : according to taste
METHOD
For Quinoa
1. Soak red quinoa in water for almost 2-3 hrs before cooking
2. Let it cook with salt and double the amount of water with the closed lid
3. Strain and keep aside
4. Fine chop onion, garlic and bell pepper and sauté
5. Add these to the cooked quinoa, adjust seasoning and add lemon juice
For Zucchini hummus
1. Add zucchini, garlic, and tahini paste to the blender and blend it finely
2. Now take out in a bowl and adjust seasoning and add lemon juice
3. Keep it in a freezer
Now take a salad bowl, place Quinoa on top of lettuce and place zucchini hummus on the side.
