Quinoa Salad - Root Cause Medical Clinic Clearwater FL

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups organic quinoa (rinsed several times in a sieve)
• 3 cups purified water (or organic vegetable broth (or a combination) – I typically do 1/2 and 1/2.)
• 1 cup fresh or frozen organic peas (frozen baby peas should be just defrosted)
• Organic veggies (raw or lightly steamed (broccoli, red cabbage, asparagus, carrots, etc), chopped into bite-sized pieces)
• ½ cup chopped organic red onion
• 1 pint organic cherry tomatoes
• ½ cup chopped organic black or green olives (optional – my favorite are garlic stuffed)
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup organic cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup organic balsamic vinegar or organic lemon juice
• 1 or 2 crushed organic garlic cloves
• 2-4 Tbsp. fresh organic dill (chopped (or 1 Tbsp. dried dill))
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh organic parsley
• Himalayan sea salt and pepper to taste