Tasty, Tasty Tabouli

• 2 cups of cooked and cooled quinoa (pronounced keen-wa)
• 1 cup of chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped basil
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Handful of chopped red or yellow pepper
• Handful of chopped tomato
• Salt & white pepper to taste

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Let it sit in the fridge for an hour or so to let the flavours combine. Yum! We use Bob's Red Mill quinoa. Quinoa is not only delicious but it's packed full of super great nutrients. You can read about it here. I make a bowl of this stuff and we snack on it for a few days-- its great to eat a scoop here and there, and we also enjoy it as a side dish.

Note: The quinoa cooks up better if you rinse it to get the starchy coating off. A piece of cheesecloth works the best for this. The first time I made it I lost a bunch of quinoa during the rinsing process (i made the mistake of trying to use paper towel) and so when I added the olive oil and the lemon, it seemed a little waterlogged. By the next day, the juices had been absorbed. Feel free to add less oil and lemon juice though if you're not as keen on the lemony taste and want it to be a bit more light and fluffy.

I hope you enjoy this dish! It's got an amazing texture as well as bright and cheery colours for bright and cheery summer meals. Bon Appetite!