Healthy Recipe for Eggplant and Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup of quinoa (red and white, or plain)
• 1 medium sized eggplant, sliced into 4-6 thick pieces (one-quarter inch)
• 1 large cucumber, diced
• 8-12 grape tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 red onion (also called purple onion), thinly diced
• 2-3 tablespoons of parsley
• 2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
• Freshly ground pepper
• Sea salt