Pea and Watercress Quinoa Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette and Feta Pressure Cooker Recipe

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Pea And Watercress Quinoa Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette And Feta Pressure Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 6 – Cooker: 5- to 7-quart – Time: 5 minutes at HIGH pressure

QUINOA.

  • 1 cup red quinoa
  • 1 (2-finger) pinch sea salt.
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1¼ cups spring or filtered water

SALAD

  • 2 Persian cucumbers, diced (about 1 cup)
  • 1 medium carrot, shredded
  • 2 jarred roasted red peppers, diced
  • 1 bunch fresh watercress, stems discarded and leaves chopped to make about 2 cups
  • 1 (10-ounce) package petite frozen peas, thawed.
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

LEMON VINAIGRETTE.

  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup olive oil.
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt

Method

  1. If necessary, rinse the quinoa well in a fine mesh strainer under cold running water, rubbing the grains with your fingers until no suds appear
  2. Combine the quinoa, salt, and water in a 5- to 7-quart pressure cooker
  3. Close and lock the lid
  4. Set the burner heat to high
  5. When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
  6. When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
  7. Set a timer to cook for 5 minutes
  8. Remove the pot from the heat
  9. Open the cooker with the Natural Release method; let stand for 10 minutes
  10. At time, if the pressure is not all released, open the valve
  11. Be careful of the steam as you remove the lid
  12. Spoon out the quinoa to a serving bowl and let cool to room temperature
  13. You will have about 3 cups cooked grain
  14. Add the cucumbers, carrot, red peppers, watercress, and peas to the quinoa
  15. Toss with a rubber spatula to combine
  16. Add the feta
  17. In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oil, and salt together
  18. Pour over the salad and, with the spatula, gently toss to evenly coat the dressing
  19. Serve immediately or cover and store in the refrigerator and serve chilled

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