You choose the latter if you want to empty your fridge in the winter, but what about a similar scenario in the summer? Salad is the option, so check out this wonderful meal that I loved so much that I had to double it so that the kids wouldn’t go hungry.

Time to prepare: 20 minutes

Time to cook: 20 minutes

• 1 cup (250ml) of black quinoa
• 2 cups (500ml) of water
• 1 spanish onion
• 3 lebanese cucumbers
• 4-5 mushrooms
• 3 tbsp. (45ml) of olive oil
• Juice of a lemon
• Salt and pepper

1. In a small pot cook the quinoa for 20 minutes. Then let it cool a bit.
2. In the meantime slice all the vegetable and press the lemon in a salad bowl.
3. Mix all the vegetables, the quinoa, add the olive oil, the salt and the pepper. Stir everything well and let it rest for 5-10 minutes for best flavour. You can also make it ahead if you have guest and you want to spend time with them and not in the kitchen. 

Like I normally do, I invited my readers to participate by telling me what they thought about my recipes and offering me some advice. What are their thoughts on this one? Do they enjoy it, and did it make someone essential to them happy? Does it save them any time? Simply put, what do our readers think of this recipe? It’s finally here:

I appreciate all of the recipes on these pages, but one is my personal favorite. I created a large salad the first time I made it to bring to a cookout where many of the meals were vegetarian. It has the most flavor of all of the meats and goes well together. Check out the roasted red pepper and tofu panini for another delicious dish. It tastes fantastic and looks fantastic.

The nicest part about this recipe is how simple it is! It takes roughly 15 minutes.

I like pasta with Ros sauce, but this looks fantastic. I’ll make it when the weather cools down in Florida.

When I was in school, I used to build something similar. It’s simple to make and quite tasty.

This looks delicious, and I like the color of the spaghetti; it’s so bright and welcoming.

I requested that my wife add a few comments about your recipe: That looks and sounds delectable. I would absolutely prepare it for our visitors.

My partner and I both thought this was wonderful and simple to prepare; we both ate a whole bowl. It tastes just like the actual thing, and folks assumed we created it from scratch. We’ll be preparing it on a daily basis now, as well as enjoying other vegan foods inspired by this recipe.

I opted to prepare this dish since I like all of those cuisines, particularly those components. My spouse and children were delighted with the outcome.

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