Quinoa Salad with Summer Vegetables

I really liked the red quinoa in this recipe from class. There was a lot of crunch and some sweetness too from the apricots and honey mustard dressing. A really great summer recipe and you can refrigerate it for a few days and it is still great. Apple would also be great in this salad.

Quinoa Salad with Summer Vegetables

Servings: 10

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins

Ingredients
1 cup red quinoa
2 cups water or stock
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup red bell pepper, small dice
1/2 cup green bell pepper, small dice
1/4 cup scallions, small dice
3/4 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1/3 cup dried apricots, small dice
1 cup Italian or honey mustard dressing
salt, to taste
lettuce or radicchio, optional

Directions
Bring water/stock to boil. Add salt and quinoa. Cover and simmer over low heat until cooked, about 15 minutes. Cool the quinoa. Combine the quinoa with the vegetables and apricots. Toss with dressing (don't add all of it at once, add half and taste) and serve over lettuce or radicchio.