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Greek quinoa tabbouli

For a salad with a lighter touch but hearty enough for a complete meal, try Jean Kittson's twist by adding quinoa, pine nuts, craisins and marinated feta to your tabbouli this week.

Greek quinoa tabbouli

Credit: Jiwon Kim

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup white quinoa, rinsed well
  • 1 cup baby rocket leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and finely chopped
  • ½ cup fresh round mint leaves, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup craisins
  • ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
  • ½ red capsicum, finely chopped
  • 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, finely chopped
  • 1 - 2 tbsp baby capers
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
  • 100 g marinated feta cheese
  • ½ avocado, diced
  • Salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Place the quinoa and 2½ cups water in a small saucepan over medium heat, then bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain well and allow to cool.
  2. Place the cooled quinoa into a large salad bowl with the remaining ingredients. Toss well to combine, season to taste with salt and pepper, then serve.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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