Recipe: Awesome Asparagus Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:

2 cups sprouted or cooked quinoa

1 bunch asparagus

1 container cherry tomatoes, cut in halves or quarters

Green onions to taste, sliced thinly 

Juice of two lemons

Salt to taste

Trim asparagus by holding asparagus at each end and bending the stalk until the asparagus snaps.  Save the woodier end portion for juice or composting. Take the tip portion and slice into thin pieces. I cut mine on bias.

Place the asparagus in a bowl with the lemon juice.  Stir every once in a while to make sure all pieces come in contact with the juice.  Do this so the asparagus will break down a bit.  The time you let the asparagus soak will be up to you.  I believe I soaked mine for about 2 hours. 

After asparagus is to your liking, take your quinoa and place it in a bowl.  Just add asparagus, some of the juice from the soaked asparagus, cherry tomatoes and green onion.  Stir and taste.  Add more juice if it needs it and salt is to your preference.  That's just how easy it is to make a delicious asparagus summer salad. 

Enjoy!
- Shelly <3

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