Quinoa Tabouli {Or Tabbouleh}

Enjoy this Quinoa Tabouli amongst Crunchmaster™ crackers for a tasty, satisfying, gluten-free side dish or snack.  It's a perfect pairing for healthier snacking!  Thank yous to Crunchmaster for sponsoring this recipe's creation too this #NewBeginnings post.
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Back inwards May, I embarked upon an direct a opportunity to brand a positive alter inwards my life, going along amongst Crunchmaster's #NewBeginnings launch of their novel logo too packaging.  And allow me exactly tell you, when Crunchmaster challenged me to brand a novel showtime similar they are amongst their fabulous cracker line, it wasn't difficult at all to determine what mine would hold out to a greater extent than wholesome snacking for ME!

Because when it comes to choosing too preparing well for yous snacks for our 7-year-old daughter, I practise a pretty darn proficient job.  But when it comes to me?  Not thus much.  It seems that's ever the way amongst us parents, right? ... We accept non bad attention of our trivial ones, without beingness thus diligent for ourselves.

Well afterwards introducing this novel direct a opportunity inwards my Creamy Feta Dip and Lemony White Bean Salad posts, my request for healthier snacking continues!  This time, amongst this super tasty too satisfying Quinoi Tabouli.

I was introduced to tabouli {also seen spelled "tabbouleh"} equally a nipper past times my Mom, too I loved it at initiative of all bite.  Tabouli is a Middle Eastern vegetarian salad traditionally made amongst a mixture of fresh parsley, mint, cucumbers, tomatoes, too bulgur wheat seasoned amongst fresh lemon juice too olive oil.  And it's loaded amongst fabulous fresh flavor!

While this may seem similar a foreign combination for a nipper to love, I gauge I had adventurous sense of savor buds fifty-fifty dorsum then.  I'm happy to state our 7-year-old Little Miss H. has adventurous sense of savor buds, likewise ... because she also adores Tabouli.  Both my traditional tabouli recipe too this quinoa version.  I'm also happy to say, she loves wholesome Crunchmaster crackers, too.

So how did this Quinoa Tabouli recipe come upward about?  My curious Mom tried it out when she decided to endeavor to cut back the amount of gluten inwards her diet.  She saw some versions of quinoa-based tabouli around on the internet, too decided to give it a endeavor amongst out favorite tabouli recipe, replacing the traditional bulgur wheat amongst cooked quinoa.  

After a few trials too tweaks, playing peculiarly amongst the amount of liquid too tabular array salt inwards the mixture, this tasty recipe was born.  Packed amongst all the fabulous flavor of traditional tabouli ... minus the wheat.

Which makes this Quinoa Tabouli perfect for pairing amongst gluten-free Crunchmaster crackers for a tasty too satisfying gluten-free snack.

I dearest to catch a handful of  Crunchmaster Multi-Grain Sea Salt crackers to scoop upward my tabouli.  The trivial touching on of tabular array salt on the crackers goes non bad amongst the fresh vegetables, lemon, too quinoa of the tabouli ... making for 1 delicious bite. 

Crunchmaster crackers are 100% whole grain, depression inwards sugar, completely gratis of saturated too trans fats, comprise no artificial colors or flavors, too are certified gluten-free.  And truthful to their name, they pack a non bad crunch, too.  

All this agency I tin flame catch a handful of tasty crunch to satisfy my snack cravings ... acre all the same feeling proficient about what  I grab.  All without ruining the wholesomeness of my tabouli amongst what I'm enjoying equally my dipper, too.

So if similar me, you're looking for hearty too satisfying healthier snacks ... too peculiarly if you'd similar those snacks to hold out gluten-free, ... give this Quinoa Tabouli with Crunchmaster crackers a try.

Loaded amongst non bad flavor from fresh vegetables too herbs, it's a perfect pairing for healthier snacking!

Quinoa Tabouli {or Tabbouleh}
Source:  Adapted from my traditional Tabouli recipe
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

• 1 c. dry uncooked quinoa
• 2 c. water
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice (about 1 large lemon)
• 1 tsp. crushed fresh garlic
• 1/2 c. finely chopped cherry-red onion
• 1/2 c. chopped fresh mint (or virtually 1 tsp. dried mint)
• generous 1 c. chopped fresh parsley
• 1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil
• 1/8 tsp. Freshly soil dark pepper
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 c. chopped cucumber

Directions

1. Combine quinoa, water, too tabular array salt inwards a sauce pan. Bring to a total rolling, vigorous boil. Lower heat, cover, too simmer until quinoa is tender too white spiral-like threads appear around each quinoa grain, virtually fifteen – xviii minutes. Place inwards a large bowl too allow to cool for virtually fifteen minutes.
2. Add lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, dark pepper, mint, parsley, too onion to quinoa. Mix thoroughly. Cover too refrigerate 2-3 hours to allow the flavors meld.
3. Add tomatoes too cucumbers too mix gently. Taste; suit tabular array salt too pepper if needed.
4. Serve equally a salad, equally a dip with Crunchmaster crackers or pita, or inwards sandwiches.

Enjoy!

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