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Tomatoes Stuffed With Quinoa Salad

Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4   Beefsteak tomatoes - cap removed,
  Cored, and hollowed out
  Salt - to taste
2 cups 474mlCooked quinoa
2   Kirby cucumbers - peeled, seeded,
  And finely diced
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozChopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozChopped fresh mint
2   Scallions - finely sliced
1/4 cup 59mlOlive oil
2 tablespoons 30mlFresh lime juice
1   Fresh jalapeño pepper - seeded, minced
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Salt the insides of the hollowed out tomatoes and drain them upside down on a rack. In a mixing bowl combine the quinoa, cucumbers, parsley, mint and scallions.

Make a dressing of the olive oil, lime juice, jalapeño pepper and toss with the vegetables and quinoa. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and add more olive oil or lime juice if you wish.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY with Michele Urvater - (Show # MF-6680) - - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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