Food Recipes Salads Grain Salads Lemony Quinoa Salad with Pine Nuts and Olives 4.0 (1,363) Add your rating & review The Good News Quinoa contains all nine essential amino acids. Tossed with pine nuts, it's the foundation of this light salad. More Salad Recipes By Adina Niemerow Updated on March 28, 2018 Save Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: © Ellie Miller Active Time: 10 mins Total Time: 25 mins Yield: 1 Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients ½ cup water ¼ cup quinoa (rinsed and drained) 2 teaspoons pine nuts 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons pitted green olives Salt Directions In a saucepan, boil the water. Add the quinoa, cover and cook over low heat for 12 minutes, until al dente. Transfer to a bowl. In a skillet, toast the pine nuts over moderate heat until golden. Add them to the quinoa along with the cilantro, lemon juice and olives. Season with salt and serve. Originally appeared: December 2008 Rate It Print