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687. Nectarine and French Bean Quinoa Salad

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MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 #80TH BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES DAY:6     Shopping at the Jean Talon and Atwater markets in Montreal is a foodies paradise. The bright, vibrant and fresh colors of the vegetables and fruits tempt the shoppers to overspend. I certainly go crazy when I visit the Jean Talon market which is about 30-40 minutes walk away from my son's home. For hubby and me its like a child going to the fun fair. We visit all the stalls, breathe in the sweet smell, feast our eyes on the produces sold, gorge on a delicious buckwheat crepe, shop and walk back. Its during one of our trips to the market that I came across a punnet of baby tomatoes. It was a melange of cherry tomatoes, green baby tomatoes, grape tomatoes, black cherry tomatoes and yellow baby tomatoes. I saw so many varieties of baby tomatoes for the first time. I knew I had to use that for a salad. So I'll be frank, this recipe was created around not a protein rich ingredient but rat...