Monday, January 27, 2014

Lemon Lovrs salad

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 red diced onion
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1 small avocado, diced
1 1/2 cups arugula
The lemons should be placed in small saucepan and they should have water covering them weighing down lemons if necessary to keep the lemons submerged. The water should be brought to a boil, medium heat to medium low and simmer 30 minutes or until when lemons are peierced with a knife tip the lemons are tender .  Put water down the drain  and cool lemon
According to package directions cook quinoa.. Take off heat, scatter snow peas and currants over top , cover, and let stand until snow peas are steamed  and let stand 3 minutes. Put in the large bowl and cool.

Lemons should be cut in half, between segment membranes  scoop out pulp. Pulp should be placed in bowl and scrape out and discard  and discard all remaining pith  membranes  and seeds from lemon  skins. The lemon skins into 1/4 inch strip  then they should cut into diamonds. Put this with the lemon pulp and add along onion, oil, sugar, and 1 Tablespoons . Allow the mixture to stand 10 minutes.

The lemon mixcture and avocado should be stirred into the quinoa mixture, and this should be seasoned with salt and pepper , if you wish. Just before serving stir in arugula

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