Creamy Quinoa Salad

I recently went to Harvest Moon Cafe in Canal Winchester and fell in love with the creaminess and nutty flavor of their quinoa and kale side salad. Slowly but surely I am coming back into good graces with quinoa (we have had a few not so stellar recipes together) and have acquired an appreciation of the diversity the grain has to offer. The following quinoa salad recipe has the same beloved creaminess with the added flavor of pea shoots; and this makes enough to bring to lunch throughout your work week. Enjoy!

1 cup cooked quinoa
1 small container organic pea shoots
8-10 pitted dates finely chopped
3/4 small herbed goat cheese log
1/4 cup Trader Joe's champagne and pear vinaigrette with gorgonzola
lemon juice to taste
salt and pepper to taste

1. Once the quinoa has cooked add the goat cheese, salt, pepper, and lemon juice and stir until goat cheese has melted. Let the mixture cool.
2. Once the quinoa and goat cheese mixture has cooled add remaining ingredients.
3. Store in the refrigerator.