First - gather all of your ingredients together.
Using your rice cooker? 1 part quinoa to 2 parts water. I washed mine first, you might want to, too.
Next - cut your peppers and green onions.
Rinse the corn and the chickpeas.
Once the quinoa is done cooking, let it cool.
Then, mix all ingredients together.
Get the ingredients out for the dressing. Using fresh ingredients is far better than using dried basil or lemon juice from a bottle - yet use what you have.
When you're cutting the basil you don't want to squash the herb. The best way to cut it, pick the biggest leaf and put all the others inside. Roll them up and then cut. Nice fresh basil.
Add to the dressing and whisk up and then pour over the salad.