{"id":4635,"date":"2013-08-06T17:12:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T00:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2014-04-16T14:32:43","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T21:32:43","slug":"quinoa-salad-w-feta-raisins-all-kinds-of-other-good-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/quinoa-salad-w-feta-raisins-all-kinds-of-other-good-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinoa Salad w\/ Feta, Raisins & All Kinds of Other Good Stuff!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I didn’t even think I really liked quinoa. I’m sure I made it once back in the day and was like eh. But today that all changed! This quinoa salad is delicious and loaded with goodies: feta cheese, roasted red peppers, artichokes, red onions, raisins, pine nuts, and a lemon basil vinaigrette. This recipe made 3 big meal sized salads.<\/p>\n

I will say thought that I enjoyed the salad more the first night then when I had the leftover salad at work. I find that temperature is a super important factor when it comes to cooking. The first night the quinoa was about at room temperature, but when I had the leftovers, the quinoa was refrigerator cold. I think the room temperature was much better!<\/p>\n

In order to have more plump juicy raisins, I heated up a little water in the microwave for a minute and poured it over the raisins for a couple of minutes, then drained them.<\/p>\n

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette<\/span>
\n2 tablespoon olive oil
\nJuice from 2 small lemons
\n1 tablespoon water
\n~2 tablespoons sliced basil
\nPinch Sugar
\nSalt<\/p>\n