Jennifer Aniston's Favorite Quinoa Salad
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“This is a really simple salad, but so delicious, and all these beautiful, healthy ingredients, make it one of my favorites.”
Click here to read about the Cobb salad Jennifer Aniston ate every day while on Friends.
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ingredients:
½ cup quinoa
1 cup water
Pinch of salt
1 bunch flat-leaf parsley washed and chopped (thick stems removed)
4 Persian cucumbers, peeled in strips, seeded and diced
2 medium tomatoes diced
1 ripe, but slightly firm avocado diced
2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup water
Pinch of salt
1 bunch flat-leaf parsley washed and chopped (thick stems removed)
4 Persian cucumbers, peeled in strips, seeded and diced
2 medium tomatoes diced
1 ripe, but slightly firm avocado diced
2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
directions:
1. In a small saucepan bring water and salt to a boil.
2. Stir in quinoa, cover and lower the heat to simmer. Cook for 15 minutes.
3. Put quinoa into a medium size mixing bowl and cool.
4. Add parsley, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado and oil to quinoa.
5. Mix and season to taste with salt and pepper.
KITCHEN COUNTER:
Serves 2.
Recipe from Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook. Proceeds from Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and Chefs for Humanity.
