Healthy quinoa salad

What not making something quickly, easy and healthy to a light lunch or dinner? Or even better, to be a part of a picnic menu! So, meet my oh-so-easy quinua salad. It can be made in advanced. It can be served warm or at room temperature, and I promise you that it's delicious.

I was also looking for a recipe to use a Galician cheese (NorthWest of Spain) called Tetilla cheese P.D.O, a creamy- soft texture, not too acid (it melts perfectly but it also holds perfect at room temperature) So, I was doing the mise en place for the salad and it came to my mind to use this lovely cheese. So, let's go with the recipe!

This recipe makes 8 servings

Ingredients:

100 grams. red Quinua

100 grams. Black Quinua

100 grams. White Quinua

salt to taste

Grated chili to taste

Lemongrass to taste

Some mustard seeds

2 Tbsp sesame oil

Vegetables: 400 grams zucchini, 500 grams. summer butter-squash, 300 grams. canned Portobello mushrooms, 4 small chalote.

300 grams. Tetilla cheese P.D.O (or the kind of cheese you'll have on hand)

100 grams black truffle (canned)

Method:

• We start washing the Quinua. Then cook it (all together) I usually use 1 cup of Quinua and 2 1/2 cups of water. Boiled at medium heat and covered with the lid until done (20 min +-) Reserved. 
• Peal the summer butter-squash and cut it into medium size chunks. Steam it. Leave it to cool.
• Wash zucchini and slice them. Bake them in the oven until done. Once cool cut them similar to the butter-squash.
• Slice the truffle. Set aside.
• Peel and cut the Chalotes in quarters.
• In a hot pan pour the sesame oil. Then add the Chalotes, just give them a stir. Immediately add the remaining vegetables, including the drained canned Portobello mushrooms. Give a few stirs until are evenly brown. Add Chili, Sesame seeds, salt and lemongrass. 
• In a big bowl place the Quinua and all the vegetables. Mix it well.
• Cut the cheese into small chunks. Add it to the salad and mix once again.
• It's done!You can heated a little before serving, I like it warm (the cheese melted just a little)
• On the plate, sprinkle some sliced truffle to decorate, pour some olive oil, and more chili (if you are a spice lover as I am...)

I hope you'll like this amazing, easy and healthy salad.

Happy baking!