Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

A delicious and easy dish which is good served chilled as a salad, or warm as an accompaniment to roast chicken, lamb, etc. Gluten Free.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup  red quinoa, rinsed
• 1⁄2 cup wild rice, rinsed
• 2 3⁄4 vegetable broth
• 1⁄4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped
• 2  tablespoons olive oil (from tomatoes)
• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1  cup  Baby Spinach, chopped
• 2  tablelspoons  goat cheese, crumbled finely

Directions

1. Pour Broth into a medium sauce pan and add Wild Rice.
2. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Add Quinoa and reduce to simmer, cover and cook 20 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
3. Remove pan from heat and stir in Sun Dried Tomatoes and Olive oil. Add Pine Nuts, Baby Spinach and stir to incorporate. (The spinach will slightly wilt).
4. Once slightly cooled stir in crubled goat cheese and incorporate well. You can add additional oil from the tomatoes if needed to bind the flavors.
5. Cover and chill overnight in the fridge.
6. Serve with more goat cheese sprinkled on top.