Quinoa and Hemp Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is a popular traditional Middle Eastern dish. The ingredients remain the same but vary in ratio depending on the region. It traditionally uses bulgur wheat as the grain of choice but here we are using gluten free quinoa.
Ingredients
Cooking Instructions
step 1
Juice the Lemons (2). Rinse your Quinoa (1 cup) in a fine mesh strainer to remove any dust.
step 2
In a medium size pot, bring Water (1 3/4 cups), quinoa, and Simply Organic Garlic Powder (1 tsp) to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
step 3
In the meantime, finely chop your Fresh Parsley (2 cups) and Fresh Mint Leaves (1 cup). Dice your English Cucumber (1), Red Onion (1) and halve the Grape Tomatoes (1 1/2 cups).
step 4
Remove the pot from heat, remove cover and let set for 10-15 minutes, fluff with fork.
step 5
Once quinoa is ready, add in the parsley, onion, tomatoes, Hemp Hearts (4 Tbsp), Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (to taste), and the juice of your lemons.
step 6
Add Mineral Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste), gently mix together. Serve with a few whole mint and/or parsley leaves and lemons wedges.
