{"id":668,"date":"2023-06-12T07:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/?p=668"},"modified":"2023-06-12T07:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:37:05","slug":"mediterranean-quinoa-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/12\/mediterranean-quinoa-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean Quinoa Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the quinoa tomato sofrito<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 \u00bd cups&nbsp;dry quinoa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;small white onion (or&nbsp;1\/2&nbsp;large)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;large garlic clove<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoons&nbsp;olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon&nbsp;dried thyme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 ounce&nbsp;can crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon&nbsp;paprika<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt, divided<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the vinaigrette<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 tablespoons&nbsp;red wine vinegar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tablespoon&nbsp;lemon juice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon&nbsp;dried oregano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 tablespoons&nbsp;olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the Mediterranean quinoa salad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00bc cup&nbsp;sliced almonds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;romaine hearts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;large bunch Lacinato kale or&nbsp;5 ounces&nbsp;baby kale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2&nbsp;English cucumber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2153 cup&nbsp;kalamata olives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup&nbsp;feta cheese crumbles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cook the quinoa (or use our\u00a0Instant Pot quinoa\u00a0method):\u00a0Using a strainer, rinse the quinoa under cold water, then drain it completely. Place the quinoa in a saucepan with 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and simmer where the water is just bubbling for about 17 to 20 minutes, until the water has been completely absorbed. Check by pulling back the quinoa with a fork to see if water remains. Turn off the heat and let sit with the lid on to steam for 5 minutes, then fluff the quinoa with a fork.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the sofrito: Finely\u00a0dice the onion\u00a0and\u00a0mince the garlic. In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme and saut\u00e9 for 1 minute more. Pour the crushed tomatoes. paprika, and \u00bd teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt\u00a0and mix well. Simmer for about 15 minutes, with the lid at an angle, until slightly thickened. When the sauce is done, stir in the cooked quinoa, \u00bd teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt, and fresh ground pepper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a medium bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, and\u00a0kosher salt. Gradually whisk in 6 tablespoons olive oil until the dressing is emulsified and creamy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a small, dry skillet, toast the almonds over medium heat, stirring often, until lightly browned and fragrant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chop the romaine and kale. Dice the cucumber. Slice the olives in half.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To serve, place the greens in a bowl. Top with a layer of the quinoa, then cucumbers, olives, feta and almonds. Drizzle with the dressing and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the quinoa tomato sofrito For the vinaigrette For the Mediterranean quinoa salad Instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1-dessert-salads"],"Cooking_time":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/66-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":670,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions\/670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}