Saturday, July 7, 2012

Lemony Shrimp Salad With Quinoa





















Today is so hot. I made the lemony shrimp salad with quinoa for my lunch.

Serves 2/ Time: 15 m
Ingredients

1/2 cup quinoa
1/2 pound cooked peeled and de-veined medium  
      shrimp
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup torn fresh basil leaves
1 scallions, thinly sliced
1 lemon for the zest and lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt and black peppper
1 table spoon olive oil

Directions

Place the quinoa to boiling water until cooked. Then drain out the water and let it cool down.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the shrimp, tomatoes, basil, scallions, oil, lemon zest and jiuce, salt and black pepper and toss to combine. Serve over the quinoa.

You can use couscous instead of quinoa.

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