Recipe: Quinoa Salad with Zucchini Hummus

By Harshita Sehgal - 6 April 2018

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:

Table of Contents

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.