Quinoa Salad

Valentina Zelyaeva

Valentina Zelyaeva is a Russian fashion model, mostly known as the face of Ralph Lauren. She became a model by pure accident. She lives in New York with her fiancé and 2 cats. In between the fashion shoots, airplanes and car services rides, Valentina loves to prepare healthy meals, vegetable juices, smoothies and huge green salads! Particularly passionate about raw food and natural beauty products, Valentina also loves to visit local farmers markets for daily inspiration.

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Hello!!!

I made Quinoa salad for dinner, and it was so easy and simple yet delicious, so I thought I  had to chare it with my dear  OYL readers:) IMG 1912 280x210 Quinoa Salad

Quinoa is an excellent grain alternative. It is gluten-free and considered easy to digest. Quinoa (like oats) contains a balanced set of essential amino acids, making it a complete protein source.

If you suffering from migraines, add quiona into your diet . “Quinoa is a good source of magnesium, a mineral that helps relax blood vessels, preventing the constriction and rebound dilation characteristic of migraines”.

IngredientsIMG 1916 280x210 Quinoa Salad

  • 1 cup freshly cooked quinoa
  • 2 small tomatoes
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 2TS hemp oil ( or Olive oil)
  • handful basil
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • sea salt & pepper
  • raw sheep feta cheese (it is optional. I bought it at my local farmers market today, so I added it to my salad. You can substitute to Olives)

Direction

Finely chop tomatoes, peppers and basil. Place it in a large bowl. Add lemon juice, oil, salt, pepper . Add quinoa and feta cheese. Ready!

COMMENTS //

  1. donovan27 says:

    This is such a delicious, fresh recipe, thanks for posting!

  2. Abigail says:

    Valentina, I love quinoa, this recipe reminds me of a ‘tabouli’ we make with it. Your ingredients are so vibrant, how lovely to have access to RAW sheeps cheese YUM! xxx

  3. christophe says:

    Thank you for this salad Valentina, from one of your many readers attentive of OYL who always appreciate your recipes and advices.

  4. Tajna says:

    I used to make this all the time when I wasn’t raw.I would also make gluten and dairy free pesto,add fresh avocado yum yum.I am making sprouted lima bean patties in my dehydrator now…mmmm.

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