Zesty Quinoa Salad

🥗🍋 Zesty Quinoa Salad 🥒🍅 Zesty Quinoa Salad is a refreshing and nutritious dish packed with protein-rich quinoa, vibrant vegetables, and a tangy dressing. This recipe combines flavors and textures to create a satisfying salad that's perfect as a side dish or a light meal on its own. Here’s how to make it: Ingredients 🛒 1 cup quinoa, rinsed 🍚 2 cups water or vegetable broth 🥣 1 cucumber, diced 🥒 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved 🍅 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 🧅 1 bell pepper (any color), diced 🌶️ 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro 🌿 1/4 cup olive oil 🫒 Zest and juice of 1-2 lemons 🍋 2 cloves garlic, minced 🧄 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 🥄 Salt 🧂 and freshly ground black pepper 🌑, to taste Instructions 📜 Cook quinoa: In a medium saucepan, bring the water or vegetable broth to a boil. Add the rinsed quinoa, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the quinoa is cooked and fluffy and the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly. Prepare vegetables: While the quinoa is cooking, prepare the vegetables. Dice the cucumber, halve the cherry tomatoes, finely chop the red onion, dice the bell pepper, and chop the fresh parsley or cilantro.