Ingredients

For the Ingredients

• 4 T hummus
• 2 T lemon juice
• ½ tsp salt
• dashes freshly ground pepper

For the Salad

• ¾ c. uncooked white quinoa
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 1 pack cherry tomatoes, sliced
• ½ onion, finely diced
• 1/4 -1.2 cup fresh parsley, minced
• optional: pine nuts

Instructions

For the Dressing:

Combine all ingredients in a glass measuring cup, jar or bowl and stir until thoroughly combined. Add water if necessary to thin. Pour over tabouli and gently stir until thoroughly mixed.

For the Salad:

Thoroughly rinse quinoa. Best way is to cover with water in a bowl or pot, agitate with you hands, pour into a sieve and repeat 2-3 times with fresh water.

Add quinoa to a pot with 1.5 cups of water, bring to a boil and then simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the water is absorbed.

Cool and fluff with a fork. When cool add cucumber, tomatoes, onion, parsley, and pine nuts, if using.

Pour dressing over tabouli and gently stir until thoroughly mixed.

This salad is best eaten fresh, but will keep in the fridge for one day if properly stored.