{"id":2816029,"date":"2012-09-20T13:23:38","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T18:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/?p=2816029"},"modified":"2020-05-15T13:53:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:53:01","slug":"tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2816031\" title=\"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad.jpg\" alt=\"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil\" width=\"408\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad.jpg 408w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a recipe I adapted from Sur la table&#8217;s Tuna Tabbouleh with Tomato and Basil. I used quinoa instead of bulgur, left out the shredded carrot and used tuna packed in water instead of tuna packed in olive oil. Having tested their recipe at work**, I can vouch that both are delicious and very easy to make. I doubled the recipe in the photo above. It keeps nicely in the fridge and travels well for lunch or as a dish to bring to a pot-luck. Enjoy! And as always, let me know if you make it and if you liked it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad.jpg\" \/><span class=\"item ERName\">Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Salad<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Mediterranean<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Kitoula<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT40M\">40 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">4<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup of Quinoa<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 cups of water<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">6 scallions, white portion only<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cucumber, peeled and cut into 1\/4 inch dice<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 cup chopped basil<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup cherry tomatoes halved<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 [6 oz] can of tuna<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons EVOO<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 lemons juiced<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a small saucepan combine quinoa and water<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bring to a boil<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Reduce heat to low<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook covered approx. 10-15 minutes or until water has been absorbed<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Set quinoa aside to cool<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a separate bowl, combine tuna, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Once quinoa is cool, add scallions, cucumber, parsley, basil and cherry tomatoes<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Mix the tuna mixture gently into the quinoa mixture<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Season with salt and pepper<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.1.07<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>** ICYMI I work at Sur la table Cooking School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a recipe I adapted from Sur la table&#8217;s Tuna Tabbouleh with Tomato and Basil. I used quinoa instead of bulgur, left out the shredded carrot and used tuna packed in water instead of tuna packed in olive oil. Having tested their recipe at work**, I can vouch that both are delicious and very &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[686,18,260],"tags":[587,70,76],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil recipe adapted from Sur la table recipe Tuna Tabbouleh with Tomato and Basil\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kitoula\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kitoula\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"headline\":\"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-20T18:23:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-15T17:53:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/\"},\"wordCount\":258,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"EasyRecipePlus\",\"salad\",\"tomatoes\"],\"articleSection\":[\"BOOK\",\"Recipes\",\"Sur la table\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/\",\"name\":\"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-20T18:23:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-15T17:53:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil recipe adapted from Sur la table recipe Tuna Tabbouleh with Tomato and Basil\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tuna-Quinoa-salad.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/09\/tuna-quinoa-salad-with-tomatoes-and-basil\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\",\"name\":\"Kitoula's Greek Food Journal\",\"description\":\"I&#039;m Greek. 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