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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Peruvian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a medium saucepan, bring the water and tea bag to a boil. Add the quinoa, cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain off any of the remaining water from the quinoa and discard the tea bag. Transfer the cooked quinoa to a bowl and set aside to cool. | 2. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, Italian herb blend, salt, garlic powder, lemon pepper, and black pepper. | 3. Pour the dressing over the cooled quinoa and toss gently to combine. | 4. Add the remaining ingredients and toss gently to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings, as needed. | 5. Cover and chill for 30-60 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. | 6. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tea	1	tea		-	-	-	-
quinoa	1 1/2	cups	rinsed	-	-	-	-
lemon juice	1/3	cup		17.8933	5.612	0.2847	0.1952
olive oil	1/3	cup		636.48	0.0	0.0	72.0
italian seasoning	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
sea salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
garlic powder	1/2	teaspoon		5.1305	1.1273	0.2565	0.0113
lemon pepper	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cucumber	2	cups	peeled deseeded diced	31.2	7.5504	1.3519999999999999	0.2288
tomato	2	cups	deseeded diced	82.8	18.36	4.32	0.72
green pepper	1 1/2	cups	destemmed deseeded diced	44.7	10.3704	1.9221	0.38
green onion	3/4	cup	sliced	14.3775	3.0566	0.5165	0.2503
radish	3/4	cup	quartered sliced	13.92	2.958	0.5916	0.087
sunflower seed	1/2	cup	roasted	134.32	4.6	4.7794	11.8358
black olive	1/3	cup	sliced	-	-	-	-
parsley	1/3	cup	chopped	7.2	1.266	0.594	0.158
mint	1/4	cup	chopped	10.032	1.9175	0.7501	0.1664

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.