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Quinoa salad with red pickled onions

Quinoa salad with pickled red onions made with cooked quinoa, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, lime juice, olive oil, and cilantro.

Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine: South American , American , Ecuadorian

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup diced cucumber seeds removed
  • 2 tbs finely chopped green onions or scallions
  • Juice of 1 large lime
  • 2 tbs finely chopped cilantro
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • To serve:
  • salad greens
  • Cebollas curtidas or pickled red onions

Instructions

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  1. Mix the tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  2. Add the cooked quinoa and mix well.
  3. Place the quinoa salad on the salad greens and top with the curtido or pickled onions.