Quinoa Salad with Red Bell Pepper and Cilantro

Name: Quinoa Salad with Red Bell Pepper and Cilantro
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 cup, quinoa, rinsed and dried on a towel; 1 1/2 cups, water; , Salt and pepper; 1/2 , red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine; 1/2 , jalapeño chile, stemmed seeded, and minced (see note); 2 tablespoons, minced red onion; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh cilantro; 2 tablespoons, fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons, Dijon mustard; 1 small, garlic clove, minced; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cumin

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2013

Spreading the cooked quinoa over a rimmed baking sheet to cool produced the fluffiest grains for our quinoa salad recipe.

SERVES4

TIME40 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling

Quinoa Salad with Red Bell Pepper and Cilantro

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our quinoa salad recipe, we rinsed the grain to remove its bitter protective layer, and then toasted it to bring out its flavor before adding liquid to the pan. Spreading the cooked quinoa over a rimmed baking sheet to cool produced the...

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