Easy Quinoa Tabbouleh - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup quinoa
1 English cucumber, diced
1/2 onion, diced
3/4 cup pomegranate seeds
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 splash olive oil, or as needed
3 sprigs fresh mint, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Stir quinoa, cucumber, onion, and pomegranate seeds together in a bowl. Stir lemon juice, olive oil, mint, salt, and pepper into quinoa; toss to coat.