Veggie Quinoa Summer Salad

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Quinoa
• 1 Bell pepper Diced
• 3/4 cup Tomato Diced
• 3 cloves Garlic Diced
• 2-3 Leaves Kale torn into small pieces
• 3/4 cup Walnuts chopped
• 1/2 cup Feta cheese crumbled
• 4-5 Shitake Mushrooms chopped
• Olive Oil drizzled to taste
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1.) Bring water for quinoa to boil in 2:1 ratio (2 cups of water for every cup of quinoa), so for this recipe about 3 cups of water
2. 2.) At boil, add quinoa (or you can just have it in the water from the start, which is what I do!), boil for about 15-20 minutes or until quinoa pops open and is soft in texture
3. 3.) When quinoa is finished cooking drain any extra water, put quinoa into bowl and store in refrigerator to cool down
4. 4.) Meanwhile/while quinoa is cooking, begin prepping remaining ingredients
5. 5.) Combine peppers, tomatoes, onion, garlic, kale, walnuts, feta cheese, mushrooms, olive oil, and salt & pepper in large bowl, mix well
6. 6.) Once quinoa is cooled down sufficiently, add to veggie, etc mix in larger bowl and mix well
7. 7.) Serve chilled for a lovely summer salad! :)
8. 6-10 servings