The best quinoa salad ever

Some days everything goes perfectly. The sun is shining and your hair looks great. You get a free ride (and a seat!) on the subway, and your boss says lunch is on her. You want to skip home and then dance like no one’s watching when you get there. <br /> <br />And then there are days that are completely opposite. Days like the day I made this recipe in an angry fury while venting loudly to my pal, Mary. First, the sun wasn’t shining, it was raining. Then, I found my first gray hair, had to pay for my own lunch, and I tripped and fell on my way to the subway where I did not get a seat and had to hold on to a pole that was laced with germs while sweaty people bumped against my arm. I’ll admit that as I emptied my fridge to prepare this salad I may have slammed some drawers, used the lemons as a stress ball, and grated the crap out of some poor garlic cloves, all of which truly helped with my frustration. <br /> <br />And then, as it all came together and I had the first taste of my angry creation, the imaginary sun in my foodie brain began to shine. I quickly started singing “salty, sour, sweet, and spicy” to the tune of Kanye West’s “Stronger” and did a little jig with excitement because it tasted so good. It took me a mere 20 minutes to create this dish and to realize that bad days can quickly be turned around when distracted by a dire love to create delicious food, and then eat it (and to also realize how lucky I am to have a fridge to clean out and delicious food to eat!). Now about that gray hair…
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