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Quinoa salad with zucchini hummus

INGREDIENTS
Red quinoa 50 gms
Bell pepper 20 gms
Broccoli 10 gms
Onion 05 gms
Garlic 05 gms
Salt 02 gms
Black pepper 01 gms
Parsley 05 gms
Olive oil 05 ml
Lemon juice 05 ml
ZUCCHINI HUMMUS
Peeled zucchini 50 gms
Tahini paste 05 gms
Garlic 05 gms
Salt 02 gms
Lemon juice 02 ml
Olive oil 05 ml
Paprika powder 01 gms

METHOD
For Quinoa
Soak red quinoa in water for almost 2-3 hrs before cooking . Let it cook with salt and double the amount of water with closed lid. Strain and keep aside. Finely chop onion, garlic and bell pepper and saute. Add these to the cooked quinoa, adjust seasoning and add lemon juice.
For Zucchini hummus
Add zucchini, garlic, and tahini paste to the blender and blend it finely. Now, take out in a bowl and adjust seasoning and add lemon juice. Keep it in a freezer.
Now, take a salad bowl, place Quinoa on top of lettuce and place zucchini hummus on side.
(Courtesy: The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi)
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