fresh vegetable quinoa salad- heart healthy

Ingredients

• 5 cups quinoa, cooked (see basic recipe, link below in comment section)
• 1 cup chopped raw carots
• 3/4 cup parsley, minced
• 1 cup sunflower seed kernals
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup soy sauce, low sodium
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 small box cherry or grape tomatoes, halved (or amount to your liking)
• 1/4 cup black olives (or amount to your liking)
• - freshly ground black pepper to taste