Saturday, August 29, 2015

Ooble's Quinoa Salad

This amazing gal has her own food blog. But this recipe came to me straight from an email.
Oh, and she brought the real thing to me after Flora was born, along with heaps of other goodness, including good company.

In her words:

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 I just threw things together for the salad, but here's a rough estimate. I made a whole bunch of it, too, enough for our family and Mom for supper, so these amounts were for a large bowlful. 
2 cups dry quinoa, cooked
a long English cuke
about 5 tomatoes
1/2 a large onion, diced
around 6 plump cloves garlic, minced
at least 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
probably at least 1/3 cup red wine vinegar (I just kept dumping it in until it tasted right)
the juice of two lemons
salt & pepper & a sprinkle of ground cayenne
and here's the vague part, thanks to my children who fetched the herbs...
a bunch of fresh basil, chopped
a bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
a bit of fresh oregano, chopped
some fresh rosemary, chopped
and a bit of fresh sage and thyme, chopped

Feta 
Chick peas
Basically, the dressing is olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, fresh garlic and herbs, and salt&pepper, all to taste.  (Some help, huh?!)
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I made this today. Without the Abigail magic, it didn't turn out quite as good as the original, but still pretty yummy.
I used two cans of chick peas, and a 8 oz block of feta. 

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