🥗 Quinoa Salad | COSTCO copycat GLUTEN free VEGETARIAN | Kravings

quinoa

🥗Healthier: farro

💰Cheaper: rice

Farro is more nutritious, while rice is often cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

Soak mung beans in water overnight.

Boil mung beans in salted water for 10 to 15 minutes until al dente.

Drain mung beans and leave aside to cool.

Cook 1 cup of quinoa in 2 cups of salted water according to package instructions for 16 to 18 minutes.

Keep an eye on the quinoa and add more water if it dries out.

Cook until quinoa tails appear, then drain and leave aside to cool.

In a bowl, combine cooled quinoa and mung beans.

Add 1 cup of chopped parsley, 1/2 cup of tomatoes, 1/2 cup of finely diced cucumber, 1/2 cup of finely diced green pepper, and 46 olives to the bowl.

Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of feta cheese, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, juice of 1 lime, and 1 to 2 teaspoons of Aleppo peppers.

Mix the salad together and season with salt to taste.

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