Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Warm Quinoa Salad

Warm Quinoa Salad.

You can have Warm Quinoa Salad using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Warm Quinoa Salad

1. It's of salad/ first version.
2. You need of olive oil, extra virgin.
3. You need of yellow onion, finely diced.
4. You need of garlic, minced.
5. You need of red bell peppers, finely diced.
6. It's of celery, chopped.
7. Prepare of water.
8. You need of white pepper.
9. You need of salt.
10. You need of quinoa.
11. Prepare of fresh parsley, chopped.
12. It's of kalamatta olives, sliced.
13. It's of parmesan cheese, grated ( optional ).
14. It's of salad/ second version. Use the ingredients from above adding these too.
15. It's of medium shrimp, cleaned and shelled.
16. You need of lemon zest.
17. You need of fresh lemon juice.

Warm Quinoa Salad step by step

1. In a deep skillet heat oil over medium heat..
2. Add onions, peppers and celery. Cook 4 minutes or until onions turn translucent..
3. Add in garlic, salt and pepper. Cook 1 minute..
4. Add in water and bring to a boil. Stir in quinoa and cover. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 15 minutes..
5. Place into a large serving bowl and mix in parsley and olives. Top each serving with grated cheese if you prefer..
6. Serve warm..
7. For version two. This is so easy to change up. You will cook the recipe in the exact same manner. Just toss in uncooked shrimp when water comes to a boil before adding in quinoa. Cover and simmer the same way. Same timing. Toss in lemon zest and juice when adding in parsley and olives..
8. Recipe by taylor68too..