Warm Quinoa Salad With 3-Herb Green Sauce

• Salad:
• 1 cup dry quinoa
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 0.45kg/1 lb mixed cherry/Campari tomatoes
• 3 corn-on-the-cob, shucked
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 3-Herb Green Sauce: (yield = approx 1/3 cup)
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 cup lightly packed basil
• 1 tbsp fresh dill*
• 2 tbsp fresh chives
• approx 1/4 cup yellow tomato*
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/8th tsp fine grain sea salt, or to taste
• 1/2 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)

1. 1. Rinse quinoa in a fine mesh strainer. Add quinoa to a medium-sized pot along with 1.5 cups water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, stir, reduce heat to low and cover with lid. Cook for 15-17 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes with the lid on before fluffing with a fork.
2. 2. Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Chop tomatoes and mince garlic. Remove corn from the cob by slicing down the ear of the corn with a chef's knife. Add oil to skillet and the chopped veggies. Season generously with Herbamare or fine grain sea salt. Cook for about 7-8 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in chopped green onions.
3. 3. Meanwhile, make the green sauce in a food processor. Start by dropping the garlic into the processor to mince. Now add in the herbs and mince again. Next add the liquids - tomatoes, oil, and lemon juice. Stop to scrape down the side of the bowl as needed. Season to taste & add opt. nooch.
4. 4. To assemble, spoon quinoa into a bowl, layer the tomato and corn mix on top, and spoon on green sauce. Season with salt and pepper & enjoy!
5. Notes: 1) You can sub any fresh herbs that you like. 2) The yellow tomatoes in this green sauce acts as an oil-replacer. They thin out the sauce without needing a ton of oil. I used yellow tomatoes so the sauce would remain a lovely green colour. Red tomatoes will likely change the colour to be less vibrant.

salad, quinoa, water, olive oil, garlic, mixed cherrycampari, corn, green onions, green sauce, clove garlic, basil, dill, chives, yellow tomato, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt, nutritional yeast

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/warm-quinoa-salad-with-3-herb-green-sauce-51791811 (may not work)