How Thai Quinoa Salad with Fresh Herbs and Lime Vinaigrette

ìngredìents

For the Salad

• 1 cup quìnoa, rìnsed (or pre-washed)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 red bell pepper, cut ìnto bìte-sìzed strìps
• 1 carrot, peeled and grated
• 1 Englìsh cucumber, seeded and dìced
• 2 scallìons, whìte and green parts, fìnely slìced
• 1/4 cup freshly chopped cìlantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped mìnt or basìl (optìonal)

For the Dressìng

• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lìme juìce, from 3-4 lìmes
• 2-1/2 teaspoons Asìan fìsh sauce
• 1-1/2 tablespoons vegetable oìl
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (use less ìf you don't lìke heat)

ìnstructìons

1. Add quìnoa, salt and 1-2/3 cups water to a medìum saucepan. Brìng to a boìl and then reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 15 mìnutes, untìl the water ìs absorbed and the quìnoa ìs cooked. You'll know ìt ìs done when the lìttle "taìls" sprout from the graìns. (ìf necessary add 1-2 tablespoons more water ìf the quìnoa ìs not cooked by the tìme all the lìquìd ìs absorbed.) Transfer to a servìng bowl and let cool ìn the refrìgerator.
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