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Lots of cool ideas come to fruition when you’ve got the ingredients growing right in your own backyard.  I wanted a side salad to go with a Turkey Tenderloin we barbecued on the grill.  Quinoa is such an amazing grain, and perfect for a summer salad.  The tomatoes, basil and parsley were in the raised beds, but my onions disappeared from the bed, so if you have them, finely dice a few and add it in too if you like.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Quinoa (pre cooked)
• 2 cups water
• 3 small tomatoes diced 
• 1 handful of basil chopped
• 1 handful of parsley chopped
• salt
• pepper
• balsamic vinaigrette

Rinse Quinoa until it runs clear to get rid of saponin then drain with a sieve.  Put the Quinoa in a pot with …