Tricolor Quinoa Tabbouleh
Tricolor Quinoa Tabbouleh made with quinoa, fresh parsley, scallions and mint. Flavored with fresh garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, Extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper!
I have never been a big fan of parsley and that is the reason for me to avoid making tabbouleh this whole time until I hosted NYE party with Mediterranean food theme! During one of my NYE parties, I had made a huge feast of Mediterranean food and was only missing salad. I did not want to go with simple lettuce salad route and finally decided on making this salad. Since I am not a big fan of parsley, I decided to tame the parsley flour down a bit by adding quinoa, fresh scallions and fresh mint. Rest of the tabbouleh ingredients are pretty standard.
Adding tricolor quinoa to this dish did not only bring the color, but also the texture and flavor were very good. It bring out that earthy taste from this dish! Cherry tomatoes, lemon zest and juice added perfect amount of tanginess to this salad. Even though it is considered salad, it is very filling. I had made this a day ahead of my party and the flavors were so so good! I highly recommend making it ahead of time. It so perfect for paring with falafels!
This gluten-free, vegan and plant based tricolor quinoa tabbouleh is a perfect healthy meal!
Happy and Healthy Eating!
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Ingredients
- 1 cup Steamed/Boiled Tricolor Quinoa I like to steam/boil quinoa with some salt!
- 3 cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
- ½ cup Fresh Chopped Scallions
- ¼ cup Fresh Chopped Mint
- 1 cup Chopped Cherry Tomatoes
Dressing
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Pink Salt
- ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder
Instructions
Prepare Dressing
- Mix all dressing ingredients very well, I like to put all dressing ingredients in a small mason jar and give it a great shake.
Make the salad
- Mix all the salad ingredients and dressing in a big bowl.
- Cover it and refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before serving. It taste even better if you make it a day ahead!
- Serve it cold with any Mediterranean dish!
