My Famous Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup Quinoa
• 2 Cucumber
• 10 or more Cherry tomatoes
• 1 bunch Finely chopped parsley
• 3 generous pinches Your choice of unsalted nuts (I used sunflower seeds and sliced almonds)
• 3 generous pinches Dried cranberries
• 1 Feta cheese (optional)
• 4 tbsp Olive oil
• 1/2 lime Lime juice (or lemon)
• 1 Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Put 1 part quinoa to 1 part water in a sauce pan with a pinch of salt (not listed) and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce to low heat and simmer until the water boils off.
3. When the quinoa grains open up, fluff with a fork and cool.
4. While the quinoa is cooling, cube the cucumber, quarter or halve the tomatoes, and mince the parsley.
5. Combine in a bowl with the cranberries.
6. Lightly roast the nuts, cool, then add to the bowl from Step 3.
7. Add the quinoa to the bowl from Step 3, then crumble in the feta cheese.
8. Sprinkle in the lime juice and olive oil, mix, then season with salt and pepper to taste.