Quinoa Salad with orange basil dressing

Recipe
boil 2 cups of water with 1 1/2 cups
quinoa. Cook for about 10 minutes
until water has been absorbed,
fluff quinoa and let cool in the fridge

Roasted Corn
on a cook sheet roast corn with a drizzle of olive oil
and season with salt and pepper and a little minced garlic
Roast for about 8 minutes. Cool corn down in the fridege

Dressing,
1/2 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup cup orange juice
1 tsp of garlic minced
5 basil leaves
1 tbsp of grainy mustard
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of pepper
1 tbsp of honey
blend all together in a blender

Dice about 1/4 cup of dates
dice 1/4 cup of red onion
1 cup of diced red pepper
1 cup of crumbled goat cheese optional
1 cup of pumpkin seeds optional

Toss all your ingredients together, pour dressing over, mix well and adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.

I hope you enjoy this salad! I love quinoa and I love experimenting with it so much because you really can do so much with it, from baking to salads even eating it for breakfast like oatmeal. Quinoa has the most protein of all grains and has all 9 essential fatty acids that is very good for your over all health and brain function.