I linked to my version of this salad. So good. I will cook it again (and next time I will be truer to your instructions).
I love the toasted sesame seeds!

I love your blog and have tried a few delicious recipes already. However, this one didn’t turn out that well – I found it to be quite bitter. I probably got some white pith in it… need to buy a new zester!

Double win! Made this today for lunch with my pregnant neighbor (for whom nothing has been tasty lately) and she LOVED it and asked for the recipe since it’s so incredibly nutritious for her and her blooming little one. Thank you for your beautiful blog and healthful inspirations.

Ok Just tried this out. Thank’s for this one since flavours are amazing 🙂

I made this for my lucnhes this week and it is AMAZING! Good thing I portioned it out or I might have eaten it all in one sitting 😉 Thanks!

This is a homerun for summer. Tried it this weekend and love everything about this: vegetarian, healthy, refreshing, easy, lemony, delicious! Didn’t have currants so I used golden raisins which worked well too.

I made this tonight and it was very tasty — i didn’t have enough dill, so added fresh rosemary instead, and ran out of feta, so added some ricotta salata — delicious.
Thanks for providing the inspiration!

I just made this quinoa salad for dinner but didn’t have all ingreds so used raisins instead of currants, basil and cilantro instead of dill, lightly steamed mini broccoli florettes instead of grated zuke, and sliced avocado instead of feta. And I also added diced red pepper. So maybe it’s not the same salad anymore, but it tasted just great! We have devoured it all – so much for leftover quinoa salad for Sunday lunch…

When I first read the recipe I didn’t realize the zucchini was grated and was perplexed how it work work – but shredding the zucchini is a great idea as you are in essence eating it raw. A great healthy recipe – thanks!

I made this last night, so delicious, thank you.
I added in some rocket leaves (arugula??) to add some more green. I was cautious about the currants as I’m not a massive fan of sweet things in salads but they were delightful.
The only disappointment is that we ate it all and I was looking forward to having left overs for lunch.

Yummy – I will be making this for work lunch next week, thank you Heidi. Practically every quinoa recipe I make comes from your wonderful site.
Also wanted to add if I may, that I finally got my copy of SNED. Gah! It’s so gorgeous, I just love it. It’s such a fantastic companion piece to SNC. The morning that I received it I made the breakfast bulghur and the yoghurt biscuits (and proceeded to inhale all but three biscuits that day, eek). I can’t wait to get into the rest of the recipes. Well done on such a gorgeous, easy to use and lovely to read book. Bravo!

HS: Thanks so much Mrs. D! Hope you continue to enjoy the book.

Hi, about the comment above from Carolyn regarding the high price of quinoa and it being inaccessible to the poor in the countries where it comes from. My job is to provide a market access service to the farmers who plant quinoa in the Andes. They are some of the poorest farmers in the world and thanks to consumers in North America and Europe (and our efforts) their incomes have tripled, from $35 to $90 per month per family. This is not much still but we consider it a fair price for quinoa. Now regarding to people in the Andes not eating it- that’s a lie. Peruvians- who are close to Bolivians in poverty- eat 51% of the world’s quinoa and import 26 million pounds of quinoa from Bolivia every year- just as much as the entire U.S. The article that created all the noise interviewed a couple of people in the cities who don’t eat quinoa much (quinoa has been demonized for 500 years in South America by the Spanish and is just now starting to be rediscovered and integrated into the diets of city dwellers). All this said, the focus is on the Bolivian government who is promoting increasd production to make more quinoa available locally and to teach/encourage its people how to eat quinoa. We visit the quinoa farmers regularly and they are still eating quinoa at least twice a day!

HS: Hi Sergio, thank you for including your insight and perspective here. It is helpful, and certainly interesting. I know I read at one point that quinoa farmers had been selling at a loss for a long time, and that relatively recently things were starting to shift for the better – but it’s hard to know what the reality is on the farms, or what information is even accurate. Thanks again for commenting – I’d be interested to know how an article like that impacts your work and the farmers in the coming months.

Coincidentally, I made this dish the other night. I’ll be sure to enjoy the leftovers with crumbled feta cheese. Thanks for the inspiration. I’m a big fan of Maria’s new book … so glad you featured it.

Made it! Delicious! Thanks :o)

Heidi,
I’m a new fan and so pleased to have found you! I made this last night as MY veggie dish with my carnivore husband, kids & thier friends. They sampled and loved. I added some sliced rhubarb from the garden that I drizzled with honey & roasted for 5 minutes in a 500 deg oven. I had to subst dried cranberries for currents. Beautiful, delicious, and healthy. Thank you for this inspirational recipe.

Carolyn, thank you for your comment + the link, I was not aware of that issue. After reading this, I chose to use millet instead of quinoa – I can get locally grown millet here. It was delicious!
Heidi, thank you for this beautiful recipe!

The addition of the feta with the quinoa is great. I’m always looking for new ways to present this wonderful and healthy food to my kids and family.
Not only is quinoa easy and quick to cook, but is great to have on hand (left-overs) for salads, soups and quick sides. Also makes a good “crust” for frittatas.

very very full

I made this Quinoa recipe for a summer luncheon party and everyone loved it served cold with a side of crumbled feta. Very well received! Thanks, Heidi!

I made this last night (substituted dried cranberries for currants) and it was fantastic!
Thank you for another quinoa salad recipe!!

Husband made this yesterday, and I’m enjoying it for lunch today. Very refreshing with this heat wave in the mid-Atlantic. We ran out of currants so made up the difference with chopped raisins, and it’s great. Thanks!

Lovely – I’m intrigued to see how the currants and dill meld. I’ve been itching to try a nice grain salad and this sounds like a perfect jumping off point. Great pics, Heidi!

this sounds terrific but i HATE zucchini (and its yellow cousins). any suggestions for an alternate ingredient?

Great recipe! I just made it for dinner and it was delicious! I made few slight modifications to accommodate what I had on hand: dried cranberries instead of the currants, fresh chives and parsley instead of the dill. I’ll probably scale back the water to 1-3/4 cups next time because mine was still a bit too moist when the quinoa was cooked perfectly. Big fan of your blog, thanks for sharing!

Made this for dinner the day it was posted, and as we in NZ are heading into winter, just served it as a hot dish – fabulous! Did some of the usual improvising and substituting with herbs, nuts etc – no need to worry about it not still being delicious! Then made it again the next day to take to a barbeque – kitchen therapy at it’s best!

currants go perfectly with quinoa – b/c they’re both so teeny!

I love quinoa! thanks for sharing this lovely recipe

Quinoa is the perfect grain for salads. Can’t wait to try this version, looks delightful.
I just posted a quinoa salad recipe on my blog, more like a tabbouleh.
Thanks for sharing.

Very tasty, especially with the fried egg.
I’d cut down the water a smidge, and I always heed Peter Berley’s (The Modern Vegetarian Kitchen) suggestion that, if you’re using a grain for a salad, it’s best to boil lightly salted water FIRST, then add the grain. This keeps things more separate and less “sticky”. I just heat water in my teakettle while toasting the grains.
I put some chopped Marcona almonds on top–worked well.

I am brand new to your website and just tried this recipe. Love it — first time using quinoa. Couldn’t be any easier to make and such a nice change. I look forward to more of your recipes. Thank you.

I just posted a quinoa salad on my blog too. I can’t wait to try yours!

Hi everyone,
I’m the author of the new whole grain cookbook “Ancient Grains for Modern Meals” whose recipe Heidi so beautifully showcases here. As a few of you (Dipti, Tonya, rose water, caitlin, and Marsha) had issues with getting the quinoa cooked just right, I’m writing to assure you that this is perfectly normal and comes up regularly when cooking whole grains. I address this directly in my book. There is tremendous variation in grains—just like in any other food. No two grain batches you buy in the store are the same. The grain can be just a few months old or sitting on the shelf for a while, even a long while. Pots are different. Last but not least, personal choice also plays a role: what one person calls a “mushy” side another eater might praise a “beautifully moist” salad.
If you find your quinoa in this recipe too mushy, just make a note and start with 1 3/4 cups water the next time you cook it. Check towards the end of the cooking time and adjust by adding a bit more water if needed. On the reverse, if you find your quinoa a bit too “toothsome” just add a bit more water and cook a bit longer. Thank you all for your enthusiasm for this recipe, and thank you Heidi for selecting it from my book, and presenting it so stunningly.

Where I live (Poland) quinoa is very expensive, so I made your salad today, but replacing the quinoa with bulgur. I also used dried cranberries instead of currants as I had some in stock. It turned out very nice indeed. Chopped up cucumbers in brine are also a nice addition!

I wanted to make this as soon as I started reading. As I went through the recipe, I realized I had a lot of similar ingredients on hand, so I did a riff on the original recipe: chopped dates in place of currants, cucumbers in place of zucchini, goat cheese (with sundried tomatoes and chili flakes, from the local farmer’s market) in place of feta, a basil/thyme/chive combo from my window box in place of the dill and green onions. It turned out delicious.
Can’t wait to do a version more true to the original, and to find other variations!

Mmm, i cant get enough of currents in salad…and quinoa is so damn healthy, its practically an edible spa…

Wow, looks amazing and healthy too!

I bet you could substitute golden raisins for the currants for another variation. Will definitely try this recipe!

i just made this and it tastes great! i love the toasted sesame seeds in it. mm! my quinoa was a bit runny at the end. suggest adding a little less water. thanks!

Looks delicious!

I loved this salad. It was the perfect combination of snap in the mouth from the currants + sesame seeds and a sweet (currants) + savory feel in the mouth. I added chopped fennel so I could use the fennel fronds in place of dill, which was a nice addition. I also scattered fresh chives on top.
It did take a long time, almost twice as long as the recipe called for, for the quinoa to absorb the water. I ended up taking the lid off a number of times so that it would absorb quicker and tasting to make sure it wasn’t getting soggy but it turned out fine. Still had an al dente feel to it. Thoughts? I used the Alter Eco black quinoa in the package but saw it in bulk @ WF for two dollars less. It was pricey so I see why it has been overpriced for natives of Peru. I’ll explore alternatives. But I really think this salad rocks! Feta was the crowning touch.
Thanks for this Heidi.

Perfect. I’ve been living on quinoa salads lately!

Looks soo yuummyyy and healthy! I’ll surely try this this coming weekend.. Thanks for the awesome recipe.. :):)

I’m also a regular on this blog though this is my first time commenting. So before I ask my question I just want to say I’m a huge fan!! The rosemary olive oil cake and the spinach chop from the new cookbook are total staples for me.
I had the same problem as Tonya and one other commenter above – I cook quinoa on my own with basic pre very frequently, and usually have no problem getting it to be perfectly fluffy. But I made this dish last night, and even with checking every other minute or so, my quinoa went straight from watery/unabsorbed to mushy in less than 15 minutes. Is it possible I undercooked it? Or had the heat wrong? I see that you’ll be posting a note which I’m looking forward to – I think I’ll really like this salad when I get the consistency right!

Looks healthy and delicious! I learned a new recipe today from your post. Thanks for sharing.

as usual, iam naturally stunned 🙂

that was my first post ever, but i’m actually a regular – a friend introduced me to foodblogging a few months ago, i’ve been clicking on 101cookbooks obsessively ever since!
i made your buckwheat breton cake. several times. and i made your yogurt tartlets (in a 9″ – works perfectly – with lemon-ginger, ginger only, lemon only, vanilla…) again and again. they’ve become my – and everyone’s – all-time favorites.
and i’ve made your six-seed soda bread. i can’t count how many times. i’ve become known as the friend who brings these amazing desserts and surprising treats.
i love your site. it’s actually really changed my life – you make cooking healthy, tasty, and lovely, so simple and inspiring. when i feel low, i come here. when i feel stressed, or tired, or bored, or angry, i come here. when i feel happy, i come here. thank you.

grated zucchini + lemon juice + sesame seeds + warm tasty quinoa… wow, i’m enjoying this.
i had no currants, no dill, so i threw in some fresh mint from the garden – i mean, from the balcony. not the same, probably, but i liked it anyway.
would this work with amaranth? perhaps?

I am going to make a version of this today, though I’ll be substituting with summer squash, cranberries, and cilantro.
Thanks for the inspiration!

Looks like a great side for a bbq!

I use the Ancient Harvest brand of quinoa. It is pre-washed and doesn’t need rinsing. I love quinoa and make it for family and friends often. None of us has become ill from not washing the quinoa and I am glad to eliminate that step from preparation. Since I often see disclosure statements when people recommend brands, I will say that no one I know works at Ancient Harvest and I don’t benefit from recommending them.
Heidi, I am a gluten-free person and I love your recipes.

I made this tonight for my veggie teenage daughter and myself. It was really delicious. I gave it an 8 out of 10, she gave it a 7 out of 10. I wasn’t sure what side of the grater I should use. I ended up using the largest holes and it turned out just fine. Will try it next time creamy with the yogurt!

I’m always looking for more ways to make salads with quinoa. This is a great recipe!

This looks fantastic. I was wondering if you had the nutrition values available per serving? Thanks!

Can anyone tell me how to wash quinoa (which is always specified in recipes) without losing half of it down the drain? I’ve tried cheesecloth but then it seems to cling to the cloth….

That looks delicious! I’ll definitely be making this with the leftover quinoa I have in my cupboard!
This is a little off topic, but I just have to comment. I really, really want your new cookbook, but it’s a little expensive in the UK, £28 // $46 at the moment on Amazon, so I’ve been waiting (ever so un-patiently!). However, I just found out that my brother is flying to the States next week, so I just went to order it on Amazon.com. And that’s when I saw your PERFECT 5-star rating. Don’t get me wrong, I KNOW everything you do is 5 stars, but there’s always going to be someone complaining about something. I’ve never seen such a perfect rating on, well… anything. After seeing that I thought it was about time I commented (for the first time!) to say congratulations and to tell you that I’ve been following your blog for 3 years now (after googling best pancakes and finding your favorite pancake recipe – amazing). You’re a true inspiration and the reason why my entire family and so many friends now know (and eat) quinoa! 🙂
So congratulations once again and thank you for your consistently wonderful recipes!

Hi Heidi!
I don’t think I’ve ever left a comment on your site before but I think it’s about time that I did.
Many of your recipes become staples in my kitchen once I’ve tried them, so much so that I’m not sure what I used to eat before I became a follower of your site.
Your quinoa and grilled zucchini recipe with the avocado-cilantro dressing was one of those instant favorites. However, the extra step of grilling the zucchini made me turn away from it over time… That’s why I was so thrilled to see that you simply used shredded raw zucchini in this one. Now why didn’t I think of that? I might combine the two recipes and see what comes out…
Keep up the amazing work: your books and website are a constant inspiration and source of joy in my life!
Thanks for everything.

I can’t wait to try this one out!
You always have such fresh and inspired recipe ideas. Between your stunning photographs, wonderful ideas, and my new-found vegetarianism, I couldn’t help but buy Super Natural Everyday, and I love it to bits! Thank you for all the inspiration and, indirectly, tasty meals.

This recipe looks amazing…I can’t wait to try it! I am always looking for tasty, high protein meals to serve my gluten-free family. This one is sure to be a hit, thanks!

I always have a psychological block with raw zucchini. I like them but I never think about using them. I can see them providing perfect moisture to this salad. I’ll try it for sure. Thanks Heidi, you are always a sure inspiration.

There are a lot of crops besides quinoa that the global north loves to eat because they are “healthy” and for which the farmers and middle men of the global south get shafted. It’s not just quinoa. The broccoli you buy in a grocery store, for instance—even the organic kind—was most likely grown by a central American farmer who is subject to a lot of structural injustice in the system.
I’m glad this was brought up, but as Heidi notes—it’s complicated. Thinking about this, if nothing else, is a nice reminder about how the act of consuming food is so much more than just nourishing ourselves…and one more reason to consider seasonal/local grains and produce as healthy—for ourselves, for the environment, and for others.
Again—it’s nice to see this dialogue here.

Was so pleasantly surprised to open my latest issue of Whole Living and find a featured story on you! Beautiful layout … great photography and wonderful story!

Oh I see Tonya (see comment above) had the same “problem” as I did. Perhaps somebody has a suggestion about what we’re doing wrong? 🙂
HS: Hi rose water, Hi Tonya, my guess is that you overcooked the quinoa a bit. You don’t want to go too far, just until the quinoa is cooked through. Sort of like when you cook pasta, when you cook it al dente. I’ll update the recipe with a note to be careful on this front.

Yummi, I prepared this dish yesterday and my husband and I loved it! 🙂 The only thing is I think it ended up looking a bit less fresh than on your picture above… But anyway it was really a lovely dish and I can’t wait to have it for lunch today 🙂

I’m an American living in Israel and was searching my mind about what to do with the pre-cooked quinoa that I have. I also bought some zucchini two days ago and, of course, always have dill and raisins (currents) on hand.
Magically your recipe showed up.
Just wanted to say thanks and tell you that this is not the first time I received a useful and timely recipe of yours.

Sorry for my many comments! If only I could think of everything I want to write at once, right? So I was thinking, it’s a really crap situation that the locals in places like Bolivia and Peru can’t afford to eat quinoa now that it’s trendy in the west. However, this happens everywhere in the world. Take New Zealand for example. It is more expensive to buy NZ butter, dairy and lamb in NZ than elsewhere in the world, because all our prime produce gets sent overseas. Butter is now so overpriced that many families do without. Food for thought?

So, I’ve just now read through everyones comments and just wanted to say, for anyone reading this from Australia, Quinoa is now grown organically on the North-west coast of Tasmania. You can buy in online here… http://www.goodness.com.au/store/p1268/Organic-Quinoa—Australian-25KG/product_info.html

Funny, I just made quinoa salad last night after way too many months of none. This salad sounds perfect.

Re: the negative effects of the increased popularity of quinoa, there are two sides to every issue. There are people in America who cannot afford nutritious food and yet that does not stop you from eating fruits and vegetables. The most we can do as consumers is to be conscious of these issues and take what steps we can, in this case, we can choose to purchase from companies with the fair trade logo.

A great combination….I ate the whole thing myself!

Yum!!! I just made this today =) I know for sure this will be one i make again!

this sounds and looks delicious! though i must admit i’m a little conflicted about eating quinoa since i heard on npr that the fact that it has become so trendy in the US has driven up the price in peru to the point where peruvian people can’t afford it, and it used to be a staple of their diet.

Delicious! Made this for dinner tonight and tossed in some toasted garbanzos. I loved all the different flavors and textures…another great recipe, thank you Heidi! (Had to omit the dill because I didn’t have any, but it was still super tasty:)

Yeah, I could handle that for dinner…

I love quinoa- it can be made into a sweet breakfast or into a savoury side; it really is the best!

I just made the rye soda bread and the dough was so sticky, I couldn’t knead it without adding much more flour than the recipe called for. Any ideas about what could’ve gone wrong or is it really that sticky?

Yeaaa; a Fabulous Gluten-Free recipe….I love it, Heidi. I’m a huge fan of quinoa and this recipe looks delicious. Thank you for sharing.

I just love simple, flavorful quinoa dishes – this is such a great take on such a great favorite!

I’ve never seen green onions look so beautiful. Heidi, you are truly gifted.

I’m trying this tonight for sure

I’ve never cooked with quinoa before, so I gave this recipe a try for dinner this week. My quinoa came out really mushy — it all mushed together and wasn’t individual grains. I cooked it for about 20 minutes with the lid on. Any suggestions?? It was still quite tasty, but not nearly as pretty as your pics!

@Carolyn, you took the words right out of my mouth about the impacts of quinoa eating. Heidi, I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

You need to move to Austin so you can have your own chickens! Wish I could send you some as repayment for all your delicious recipes that have graced our not-so-graceful table.

This looks healthy and delicious!

Carolyn, that was an issue I wasn’t aware of. Thanks for drawing it to my attention (and making me thoroughly depressed — as usual it’s the poor aboriginal folk of the world who get shafted so that the rest of the world can profit both monetarily and nutritiously.)
Does quinoa need a special kind of climate to grow? Couldn’t we in North America grow our own somehow?

I love that you served your salad with a fried egg on top – I would do exactly te same. This dish looks wonderful – healthy, hearty and bright.

The grated zucchini is such a nice idea. I never think of using dill, but it seems to be such a versatile herb, I should really use it more often!

Perfect!! It’s in salad that I prefer quinoa, which I often associate with feta….I keep your version in mind!

Looks light and healthy! Perfect for summer!

heidi, i’m disappointed that you didn’t address the impact of the popularization of quinoa in more developed countries on Bolivian culture. it’s a really sobering reminder of the social implications of the food– especially the trendy food. i also noticed the nytimes this week is having a showcase on quinoa recipes, with a little aside that reassures us (us! the western consumer!) that all will be well if we buy fair trade quinoa. fair trade will benefit the farmers’ earnings, but commodification of quinoa still raises the price of this food and makes it unaccessible to those who really need the nutritional benefits (not to forget that the food people eat is intrinsic to our cultures). it’s troubling, certainly a problem that we can’t just eat away.

i had hoped someone would start a conversation about this, especially someone in the natural-food community with a voice i respect like yours. what are your thoughts?

HS: I think the whole issue is really complicated. So I’ll just say this – I’d love to see – and support – more domestically produced quinoa. I think there are a small number of growers in Colorado. And here’s a farm you can order a couple kinds from in limited quantities. Is this naive? I have no idea. I enjoy cooking and eating quinoa on occasion. It’s a great ingredient on all sorts of fronts – quick-cooking, interesting texture, strong nutritionally. And I tend to buy organic, fair-trade quinoa that is tied to various cooperative-related projects and job-producing initiatives. So yeah, not sure I have any real answers. If you stop buying quinoa, does that help or hurt the overall situation? Definitely interested in seeing where this story goes, and how growers, governments, and consumers evolve, respond, etc.

10/10 summer salad. Ill be the belle of the bbq when i bring along this little number

This looks like the perfect summer salad. I love how the zucchini is grated so that it is roughly the same size as the quinoa, making it very easy and tasty to eat!

This salad looks delicious! I just bought your cookbook Super Natural Everyday, and have loved everything I have tried so far! My husband and I made the white bean and cabbage dish as well as the yogurt biscuits for dinner last night and they were both wonderfully simple and delicious. I do have a question about the biscuits, ours did not fluff up as much as it looked like yours had in the picture. We’re pretty sure we followed all the instructions. Any tips?

Delicious! Currants are one of my favorite dried fruits and I don’t use them nearly enough. And with zucchini being so plentiful right now, this salad fits right in.

Quinoa salads are endlessly adaptable. They’re great for clearing out the fridge or when you don’t know what to cook for dinner. Dried cherries and chopped dried apricots are my favorite fruit additions.

Yum, I love quinoa and so does my baby. I have been looking for a good side dish for his birthday party. The main dish is delivered pizzed, but am looking for a healthier addition for adults. How can I adjust this recipe to serve 25 people?
If I don’t use feta cheese, do I need to add salt to the mix?

I make one very much like this except with cilantro, pineapples, cashews, and green onions. I love the idea of making patties out of the leftovers, I’ll have to give that a try.

I’m always looking for new ways to prepare Quinoa – this sounds fabulous!

What a timing, I have just ordered this book from Amazon and I was wondering how come I have not heard anyone mentioning it?!?!?! and here you are with your version of this salad, thank you Heidi, this new book is a great addition for anyone who is interested in whole grains

One thing that I love about quinoa is how it picks up the flavors of the ingredients in the dish. I could see how the earthiness of the dill would really resonate throughout this. Beautiful!

Wonderful!! This is in perfect alignment with my diet! I take so many of your recipes and tweak them to fit, but this one will not need any tweaking at all!!

Absolutely uncanny — was just pondering quinoa salad for dinner when POP! Incoming 101 cookbooks email. How did you know?

I love quinoa, and you’re right about the sweetness and moistness, it’s such a great way to balance it. Quinoa is tender with a little crunch which I love. And I like all of the colors it comes in, which can be fun to mix.

oh my gosh. love me some quinoa! I loooove quinoa salads.
oh … and your book. I’ve been cooking through the whole darn thing… it’s amazing!

You’re totally right, Heidi. I do love a good quinoa salad, and this one looks unusual enough to give a try.
My usual quinoa salad involves butter-toasted quinoa, a lemon vinaigrette (Meyer if it’s right season), arugula, supremed blood oranges, and a poached egg.

Can’t wait to try it! I enjoy quinoa salads a lot, especially since I now cook the quinoa in the rice cooker. My joy this winter was a Quinoa Kale Salad.

I love quinoa with a fried egg. I often make “junkyard quinoa” which means cleaning out the fridge of leftovers and the last of the veg. Put it all together and toss a fried egg on top. It’s always surprisingly good and I feel like a rock star. 🙂

Oh this is tasty! You are right, many grain salads are too dry.

Do you soak/rinse the quinoa before hand and then toast it? Or does it not need rinsing it in this instance? Thanks!
HS: I’m in the habit of always rinsing quinoa.

This looks like a delicious quinoa salad version. I like the addition of the currants and I always love the addition of feta cheese. If you are interested, I recently made a “black” toasted quinoa salad that you might enjoy. Here is the link for it if you want to take a peek.I got the recipe from a class at Williams-Sonoma.

This looks fantastic- I love anything with dill. This looks perfect as a refreshing summer salad! I can’t wait until local zucchini is in season here 🙂
xo

Just caught the article in Whole Living. Congratulations, it was great!

oh my! I’m loving this mix!

I’ve been reading some really great things about that cookbook and am quite excited that it’s full of terrific recipes like this one. I think at some point I might go the patties route, and maybe do a thick yogurt/tahini/lemony sauce — to play up the sesame seeds and zest — on the side.

This looks like the perfect spring/summer lunchtime salad, especially with the egg on top. I love quick grain salads like this – they’re so versatile.
PS: I’m officially addicted to your unda style quesadillas.

wholesome grains and springtime vegetables makes for a perfect meal. Looking forward to giving this a try.

I have never eaten quinoa before, can you imagine that? But I did buy a bag of quinoa the other day, so now I really want to try it. Thanks for all the inspiration!

Love it! Have you noticed the quinoa recipes on the NY Times this week? The world is catching on!
I imagine this dish is tasty warm and cold. I’ve been cooking up my quinoa in the pressure cooker (or rice cooker) lately and it sure it easy. I’ve got a raw, vegan feta cheese recipe on my counter. Seems like a good time to try it!

This looks yum, will have to give it a whirl!

What a fresh and gorgeous salad! I love the idea of mixing grated zucchini in it and the fried egg on top. Quinoa is quickly becoming my best friend in the kitchen. 🙂

Healthy and good!

This ticks all the right boxes for me. Only a matter of time before it’s cooked up in my kitchen!

This looks lovely, I adore dill. A nice change form my usual quinoa salad 🙂
Heidi xo

Mmm such a delish and healthy idea!

Mhmmmm so healthy, so good.
HS: Loving your site Joy!

this sounds delicious! nothing’s better than well cooked quinoa!

Heidi, this looks great. I have method for making “feta” from tofu and miso and that would be great crumbled in this as well, for the vegan crowd. http://bit.ly/f6bQ32
Nicole: I do have a tip for rinsing quinoa. Commercial quinoa has been washed multiple times to remove the bitter coating called saponin, so it only needs a light rinsing. I have a mesh strainer and I just tilt the pan to pour out the water, catching any stray grains in the mesh and then tapping them back into the saucepan. Then I add my filtered water for cooking. Hope this helps!

I could never have enough ways to cook quinoa – I love it! This version sounds wonderful. I also like the idea of cooking up some patties with the left-overs. Delicious!

I have been addicting to your little quinoa patties lately! Thanks for another quinoa recipe 🙂
I’ve been eyes Ms. Speck’s book too–maybe for the cookbook club soon?
Have a great weekend 🙂

So true, I can never have too many quinoa salad recipes. Lovely combination here; I might try adding some preserved lemon too. And great idea to make patties with the leftovers 🙂

Any tips for rinsing quinoa? I always seem to waste a lot in the process.
HS: I use a fine-meshed strainer, so the little guys can’t sneak through.

This looks delicious… almost something i would want to try for breakfast! I like the idea of adding feta… I might try it with some crumbled goat cheese.

Ever since the spiced coconut spinach recipe, I’ve been adding unsweetened coconut to everything. I think I may even add it to this, considering I have every ingredient to make it.. and zucchini that will be bad unless it’s used tomorrow. I also love that you added dried currants – they bring such great texture to this recipe.

I need to get on the quinoa train! I cook with so many grains, I am not sure why I haven’t made this one yet. I will try this when zucchini shows up in our farmers market which shouldn’t be too much longer. Leftovers for patties sounds even better. thanks

Endlessly adaptable salads are great! I love the addition of currants in it and it reminds me how much I love adding raisins or dried fruit to salad…just a little extra texture, sweetness, and fun-ness in each bite 🙂
You and Maria have a winner here!

This looks delicious! I definitely need to experiment more with quinoa, and with currants, dill, and zucchini that will be some very delicious experimentation. YUM

Adding this quinoa to the list! Fabulous.

This sounds like a delicious and very healthy recipe. The flavour combination sounds great!

yum. Will definitely be trying this in the near-future! Thanks!

So creative!