{"id":8891,"date":"2014-11-22T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-22T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/?p=8891"},"modified":"2015-11-14T15:24:01","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T20:24:01","slug":"quinoa-salad-with-lemon-basil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/quinoa-salad-with-lemon-basil\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinoa Salad with Lemon &#038; Basil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Make your side dishes healthier! Along with added metabolism boosting tricks thats help with weight loss. Quinoa also boosts energy. By using hearty quinoa instead of rice in this Lemon-Basil Salad, it adds 5 grams of metabolism-revving protein and 3 grams of filling fiber per serving. This make-ahead side dish (served warm or at room temperature) is great for parties since it won&#8217;t spoil.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lemon-Basil Quinoa Salad<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup quinoa<\/li>\n<li>2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 large lemon, zested and juiced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup drained and diced roasted red peppers<\/li>\n<li>corn<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup low-sugar dried cranberries<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbs. minced red onions<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbs. minced fresh basil<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup feta cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In pot, bring quinoa and broth to a boil. \u00a0Reduce heat; cover and let simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Toss with 1 Tbs. lemon juice, 1 Tbs. lemon zest, feta cheese and remaining ingredients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make your side dishes healthier! Along with added metabolism boosting tricks thats help with weight loss. Quinoa also boosts energy. By using hearty quinoa instead of rice in this Lemon-Basil Salad, it adds 5 grams of metabolism-revving protein and 3 grams of filling fiber per serving. This make-ahead side dish (served warm or at room [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[448,22,71,51,36,6],"tags":[955,569,939,374,59,226,56,242,140,523],"class_list":["post-8891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diet-menu","category-weigh-less-dinner-recipes","category-high-fiber-meals","category-lowcaloriequinoarecipes","category-low-calorie-healthy-side-dishes","category-healthy-recipes","tag-diet-meals","tag-diet-menu-tips-2","tag-diet-recipes","tag-healthy-recipes-2","tag-high-fiber-foods","tag-high-fiber-recipes","tag-low-calorie-recipes","tag-low-calorie-side-dishes","tag-quinoa","tag-quinoa-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}