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Let Quinoa Do the Heavy Lifting in This Salad

This salad looks to the Southwest for flavor, fragrance, and chile heat.
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Let Quinoa Do the Heavy Lifting in This Salad
This salad looks to the Southwest for flavor, fragrance, and chile heat. Lynda Balslev for Tastefood
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Don’t mistake this salad for tabbouleh. While it certainly bears a resemblance, it’s not the traditional Levantine bulgur salad tumbled with tomatoes, onions, and fresh green herbs. Instead, this salad veers south for inspiration and replaces the bulgur with quinoa.

Quinoa adds protein and fiber for a balanced and satisfying meal.(Madlen/Shutterstock)
Quinoa adds protein and fiber for a balanced and satisfying meal.Madlen/Shutterstock
Lynda Balslev
Lynda Balslev
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Lynda Balslev is a cookbook author, food and travel writer, and recipe developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her Danish husband, two children, a cat, and a dog. Balslev studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and worked as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer in Switzerland and Denmark. Copyright 2025 Lynda Balslev. Distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication.
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