I love getting to use leftovers… whether eating them just as they are or sprucing them up to create a whole new dish. Since I made quinoa stuffed peppers yesterday and had leftovers, I decided to make a fresh, hearty quinoa salad- the perfect round two re-do. I grabbed my leftover quinoa and just added various ingredients I found in my fridge that would compliment it well: feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon, etc… great way to re-use and have a whole new dish!
INGREDIENTS:
First, you’ll need the quinoa from the
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers recipe (click here to see).
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers recipe (click here to see).
(If you don’t have feel like making it or don’t have it handy, a cup of regular quinoa will do, spruced up with some spices and such.)
I added:
1/2 avocado
handful of diced bell pepper
1/2 cucumber, chopped
some kalamata olives, chopped
a generous handful of feta cheese
2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
a handful of chopped cilantro
lemon juice, 1/2 lemon
salt & pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
Dump all of the ingredients into a bowl with leftover quinoa mix
Sprinkle with fresh lemon juice and salt & pepper
Refrigerate until hungry and voila… easy meal, round two!
