Gingered Quinoa Salad (or Cous Cous)

I sent my other half to the grocery store to get quinoa and it didn't work out so much. He couldn't find it so I had him just grab plain cous cous. Works either way. Both YUMMY and healthy. The quinoa I believe is a little healthier. No biggie.

If you use quinoa then boil 1 1/3 cup water and then add 2/3 quinoa. (It's like a rice type food. A little ball just like cous cous.)Cook covered 12 minutes and then remove from heat and last stand 15 minutes. Then fluff and add the following:

- 1/2 cup chopped up grapefruit. Gets messy. Just cut up into pcs. No peel. The juice from cutting can go into the quinoa/cous cous.
- 1/4 cup chopped up green onions. Cut them kinda smaller so you are not chomping on big onion pcs.
- 3 tbls Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing. A must have in your fridge!
- 1/2 tsp grated ginger. Or ground. Whicever. Member when I said ginger is used often in my house!?


Mix it all up. Supper yummy. Throw some raisins on top if you are a raisin fan.

150 calories and a perfect little side...especially in the upcoming summer months.

Goes great with the lemon crusted halibut!

*** If you buy cous cous instead just follow the directions for cooking it on the box. It generally takes under five minutes to cook that so it's a ton faster. Get plain though if you are adding the ingredients above!