Quinoa and Shrimp Salad Recipe

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"Easy and healthy quinoa and shrimp salad recipe to make at home with cherry tomatoes, onions, zucchini, and more."
-- @delpacifico167
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Prep time: 10mins
Cook time: 25mins
Serves or Makes: 2

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ingredients

  • 1 lb package large Del Pacifico blue shrimp
  • 1 cup of quinoa
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1/2 cup of cherrry tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped basil
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped mint
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 1/2 Cucumber
  • 1/2 Yellow bell pepper
  • 1 Zucchini
  • 1/2 cup of olive oil
  • 1/4 cup of Balsamic vinagar
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Iced water

Method

  • Step 1

    Stir fry quinoa with a little olive oil, when the pot is very hot add the water. Once it boils lower the flame, cover and cook for 10 minutes.

  • Step 2

    Turn off the flame and let it sit for other 10 minutes.

  • Step 3

    Puff with a fork and cool it down

  • Step 4

    Cut the cherry tomatoes in a half and finely chop the rest of the ingredients.

  • Step 5

    Sauté onions, garlic and zucchini. Cool down

  • Step 6

    Poach the shrimps in boling water for 3 minutes and pass to a bowl with iced water to stop them from cooking. Discard the water and reserve the shrimp.

  • Step 7

    Mix all the ingredientes and season with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

  • Step 8

    Salt and pepper

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