Lemon Lovers Salad

Name: Lemon Lovers Salad
Ingredients: 2 organic lemons; 1/2 cup quinoa; 1 cup snow peas, sliced on bias 1/4-inch-thick; 1/4 cup dried currants or raisins; 1/4 cup diced red onion; 2 Tbs. olive oil; 2 tsp. sugar; 1 small avocado, diced; 1 1/2 cups arugula

9 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

2 organic lemons
1/2 cup quinoa
1 cup snow peas, sliced on bias 1/4-inch-thick
1/4 cup dried currants or raisins
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 Tbs. olive oil
2 tsp. sugar
1 small avocado, diced
1 1/2 cups arugula

Directions

1

Place lemons in small saucepan, and cover with water, weighting lemons down if necessary to keep submerged.
2

Bring water to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 30 minutes, or until lemons are tender when pierced with knife tip.
3

Discard water, and cool lemons.
4

Meanwhile, cook quinoa according to package directions.
5

Remove from heat, scatter snow peas and currants over top, cover, and let stand 3 minutes, or until snow peas are steamed.
6

Transfer to large bowl, and cool.
7

Cut lemons in half, scoop out pulp between segment membranes, and remove seeds.
8

Place pulp in bowl, and scrape out and discard all remaining pith, membranes, and seeds from lemon skins.
9

Cut lemon skins into 1/4-inch-thick strips, then slice into small diamonds.
10

Add to lemon pulp along with onion, oil, sugar, and 1 Tbs.
11

water.
12

Let stand 10 minutes.
13

Stir lemon mixture and avocado into quinoa mixture, and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
14

Stir in arugula just before serving.