Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Quinoa
1 14.5-oz can vegetable broth
2 tb Pine nuts
8 Cherry tomatoes, each cut
Into eighths
2 Green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 c Finely chopped parsley
1 tb Finely chopped mint
1 tb Finely chopped cilantro
4 tb Fresh lemon juice
2 tb Olive oil
1/4 ts Salt

1. Put the quinoa in a fine sieve and rinse well with water. (This
will remove the bitter coating of the quinoa.) Drain well. 2. Put
into a large nonstick skillet and toast 3 minutes. Add the vegetable
broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and
cook 12 minutes. Drain well. Spread onto a paper-towel lined baking
sheet or plate and let sit about 5 minutes to absorb excess liquid.
Transfer to a bowl. 3. Put the pine nuts into a small skillet and
place over medium heat. Time 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally,
and remove from the heat. Let finishing toasting in the hot skillet.
4. Combine the quinoa, pine nuts, tomatoes, green onions, parsley,
mint and cilantro. Combine the lemon juice, olive oil and salt in a
small jar. Pour over the salad, mixing well. Refrigerate; bring the
salad to room temperature before serving.

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