Gluten Free Teen's Favorite Lemon Quinoa Salad

Here is the recipe for the Gluten Free Teens Favorite Quinoa Salad - she adapted it herself from a recipe on Recipezaar.  It works well for school lunches. 

1 cup dry quinoa (or 1/2 c quinoa & 1/2 c millet)

2 cups water

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup grapes, sliced in half

1/3 cup green onions, thinly sliced minced

1/4 cup roasted almonds (optional - I like the almonds, the GFT does not)

Dressing

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce (San-J Wheat-Free Tamari Soy Sauce)

Boil the water in a large pot. Add salt and quinoa and boil for 10 minutes. Drain the water. (Not so easy to do as the quinoa will go through most strainers. I drain it by holding the lid over the pot and letting out as little water as possible. Another thing you can try is a flour sifter basket). As an alternative, I cook my quinoa in a rice cooker. Just follow the directions on the package for the amount of quinoa, water and salt, turn it on and let it cook.

Prepare dressing in a large bowl, toss with the cooked quinoa and remaining ingredients.