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Quinoa Tabbouleh

September 13th, 2011



I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have the best eating habits. I rarely remember to eat vegetables and find most health food to be bland and boring. I used to feel the same way about quinoa, but have since changed my stance on it, when prepared properly. I made this recipe, and it’s the ideal side dish. It’s bright and full of flavor, with lemon juice, cucumbers, and tomatoes, and feels far from health food.


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  • http://stylegination.blogspot.com NATASHKA

    looks great! never made anything with quinoa

    http://stylegination.blogspot.com

  • http://www.TheSkinnyConfidential.com Lauryn @ the Skinny Confidential

    Quinoa has so many health benefits! I’ll have to try this recipe : ).

  • http://frocksandotherfrivolities.blogspot.com Mandy

    This is absolutely gorgeous! And so is your blog. :) Can’t wait to try this recipe!

    Love from Australia, xx

  • http://www.simplystylishmom.com Anna

    Funny, am reading this while i sip on my veggie quinoa soup, thanks for the recipe, how come you were reading the Vancouver Sun?

  • http://www.trufflesnruffles.com/ Erin

    WOWZA! That looks amazing! Yum!

    xx

    Erin @ http://www.trufflesnruffles.com/

  • http://www.thetastyalternative.com/ Amber

    Hello There Emily…

    I have been following you blog since day one. This is the first time I have ever left a comment though and it’s because I saw the word quinoa. I’m an alternative foodie/chef and can’t help but get excited when I see someone using alternative ingredients. Thank you for including such a healthy recipe. Be Well, –Amber

  • http://www.theionfashion.com Ashley

    I’m somewhat a really healthy eater but this is the first I’ve seen of the Quinoa Tabbouleh. This is definitely a unique recipe. It would be interesting to try!

    Ashley
    The I on Fashion
    http://www.theionfashion.com
    http://www.facebook.com/theionfashion

  • http://www.yourstrulytam.com Tam

    Yum, that looks delicious!!!!!!

    Yours Truly,
    Tam

    http://www.yourstrulytam.com

  • Rieke

    Hi, this looks delicious! As I love Tabbouleh and make it often, I’m just a little confused – in the pictures it looks like you used fresh mint, not italian parsley? In the original recipe one uses both, but the word Tabbouleh itself means “italian parsley salad”, so I just wanted to know :)

  • http://mylovelysurroundings.blogspot.com Libbie

    Love me some quinoa! I’ll have to give this one a whirl.

    Have a great tuesday!

    Libbie
    http://mylovelysurroundings.com

  • http://stylesouk.wordpress.com Style Souk

    This looks SO, SO good!

    Is it bad/repulsive/wrong that I’m fighting the urge to lick my laptop screen right now…? ;0)

    Sarah x

    http://stylesouk.wordpress.com

  • http://sillyhungry.blogspot.com Ingrid

    Oh I love quinoa! I’ve never made it this way though, thanks for the great idea. I really love how you have fashion AND food on your site :)

    Ingrid
    http://sillyhungry.blogspot.com

  • http://ithadtobeyoufashion.blogspot.com/ Meg

    Wow that looks amazing! Everything you make looks delicious!!

  • Amanda

    There’s a lovely little hole-in-the wall restaurant in Madison, WI that makes a summer quinoa and black bean salad that is to DIE for. It’s just quinoa, black beans, corn, green onion, and cilantro in a lime dressing served over romaine. The closest replica of the dressing that I’ve found is here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Quinoa-and-Black-Bean-Salad-12245

  • http://thedailytiara.com The Daily Tiara

    Wow, that looks delicious!!

    http://thedailytiara.com

  • http://mostlyclothes-cristina.blogspot.com/ Cristina

    So you do eat things outside of the dessert food group!

    <3 http://mostlyclothes-cristina.blogspot.com/

  • http://nikymarie.blogspot.com nicole marie

    israeli cous cous is actually good and fun to eat. but still i find most of these middle eastern grains to be a little bland.

  • http://peppermintandivy.blogspot.com/ Tariro

    That actually looks yummy!
    xo,
    http://peppermintandivy.blogspot.com/

  • http://nicolefalkagent.blogspot.com/ Nicole

    Ooooh yum! I can’t wait to make that!

  • http://www.lyzhang.com Ly

    That looks yummy!

    http://www.lyzhang.com

  • http://mochaandmoccasins.blogspot.com Monica

    I LOVE quinoa, it’s such a unique and light seed to eat. And healthy! As long as you have the right spices in the right amounts, healthy food is always good :)

    M.

  • http://mrschatelaine.wordpress.com Mrs. Châtelaine (in PARIS!)

    Thanks for the recipe! My newest resolution was to try to eat more grain and then I saw your blog post — so no excuse!!
    More recipes please!

    xoxo

    http://mrschatelaine.wordpress.com

  • http://thesignaturebow.blogspot.com/ Leonie

    I had never heard of quinoa until I moved to North America. I have been wanting to make it myself, but didn’t find the right recipe. I think I found it now! :-)

    Simply Elegant

  • Leena

    it looks like salad with ants crawling all over it.

    pass.

  • http://beingvogue.wordpress.com C

    looks like a great recipe! can’t wait to try it!

    http://beingvogue.wordpress.com/

  • http://www.beautynthingsblog.com Mariana

    That looks so delicious! I’ve been looking to change my eating habits and eat a little healthier. Also will be my first time trying quinoa, thanks for this!

    http://www.beautynthings.com

  • http://thepinkmateproject.blogspot.com/ vanessa ordinario

    the photo looks healthy and delicious!

    vanessa

    http://thepinkmateproject.blogspot.com/

  • http://thelaceblog.blogspot.com Lace,Vanilla, & Poise
  • http://www.youtube.com/user/alelasirah Alela Sirah

    I have been looking for red quinoa… I can’t find it anywhere…
    http://fashionablyspeakn.blogspot.com/2011/09/weekend-fun.html

  • http://handmadedreams-silvertigo.blogspot.com Johanna

    This looks so tasty, must try this out some time :)

  • http://www.dream-boating.blogspot.com Grace

    Yum, that looks fantastic!

    xx Grace
    Dream-Boating

  • http://sayitallnoww.blogspot.com/ Danielle

    that looks so yum and oh so healthy, nothing boring about quinoa!

    http://sayitallnoww.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.theafeminada.com Grace Escudero – The Afeminada

    That looks so amazing Emily! I loveee it.

    -Grace

    http://www.theafeminada.com

  • Melanie

    I love quinoa so much and helped me lost all the weight after 3 babies! I like it red with chopped mangoes, almonds, pistachio, cucumber, chives, olive oil, lemon juice salt and pepper ( you can add tumeric too) so rich and wholesome! Once I tried with Carter & Cavero meyer lemon olive oil was so so good I ate the whole thing in one day!

  • http://channelingcontessa.com/ Channeling Contessa

    I’ve had a hard time with quinoa too, but find recipes that are packed with lemon and herbs (like the one you noted), make all the difference. I love how roughly you chopped the herbs0 gorgeous!

  • Rachel

    I should try this since I have a Costco sized bag of quinoa I need to use! I also really like this recipe from Bon Appetit (it’s kind of my go-to)

    http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Quinoa-with-Black-Beans-and-Cilantro-243392

  • http://www.crisberry.it Cristel
  • http://www.basulife@wordpress.com Indrani Phillips

    I will definitely try this recipe! Love the vibrant pics you take – although it makes me hungry! I just made a vetegetarian chilli with a ton of indian spices. I froze the leftovers in mini pyrex containers! Healthy, yummy & convenient! Win/Win

  • http://www.asliceofglam.com Amberly

    This looks refreshing and delicious!

    Amberly
    http://www.asliceofglam.com

  • http://www.MeechyMonroe.com Meechy

    OMG…this really looks delish.

  • http://lesaltlake.blogspot.com Julia

    Oh I love quinoa. It is so delicious and is so light. This looks delish.
    -Julia

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  • http://troubleshootingdiy.com trouble

    It’s look yummy!

  • http://www.apartment-34.com erin

    you just gave me my dinner recipe for this evening. thanks m’dear!

  • kristin

    I just stumbled across this & really want to try the recipe! The link above does not work anymore, does anyone have the recipe or know where it can be found online? Thanks!

  • Naomi

    I made this recipe when you first posted it and I loved it! Sadly, the link is no longer available, but I found this recipe instead. It’s very similar, although, the original recipe yielded a salad that was smaller by about half, and it called for a lot more parsley/mint (more than double!), proportionally. http://www.canada.com/Tasty+quinoa+adds+healthy+boost+salad/5408679/story.html

  • Abby Haile

    This looks amazing! I’d love t make it, but the website took the recipe down. Is there any way I can get it?

  • Suseth

    The link for the recipe leads you to subscribe to the website in order to view the recipe.

    • http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/ Emily Schuman

      Hm, that’s new. I guess they installed a paywall a few years after I originally posted this link.

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