A composed salad is one in which ingredients are arranged on a platter instead of being tossed together. Composed salads are a beautiful way to present nourishing ingredients! I like to use the bright green, round castelvetrano olives in the recipe, though any high quality olive will do. Often times we will steam a large amount of fresh greens, such as chard or kale, and add it to this meal. Other lovely additions are Balsamic Roasted Beets, or Massaged Kale.
Ingredients
Quinoa
2 cups
quinoa
3½ cups
water
¼ teaspoons
sea salt
Salad
1 pints
cherry tomatoes
(or grape tomatoes)
1 small
red onions
finely diced
1 cups
chopped
parsley
1 cups
castelvetrano olives
(or your favorite variety of olives)
Lemon Tahini Dressing
½ cups
sesame tahini
½ cups
freshly squeezed
lemon juice
(2 large lemons)
¼ cups
extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons
water
2 cloves
garlic
crushed
1 tablespoons
lemon zest
1 teaspoons
sea salt
Optional Additions
3 cups
cooked
chickpeas
1 large bunches
kale
chopped and steamed