Recipe: Appetizing Quinoa Salad

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Quinoa Salad. Super-wholesome warm quinoa salad is jam-packed with nutrients. This vibrant salad from The Hungry Waitress is the kind that improves with time, as the black beans, kale, tomatoes and dried cranberries all meld together with the quinoa and lemony dressing. Add the quinoa, stir once, and return to a boil.

Quinoa Salad I would caution folks to cook the quinoa al dente lest the salad becomes mushy. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork. You can cook Quinoa Salad using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Quinoa Salad

  1. You need of Salad.
  2. It's 1 cup of quinoa.
  3. You need 2 cup of water.
  4. It's 2 of tomatoes, chopped.
  5. It's 1 of small red bell pepper, chopped.
  6. You need 1 of small red onion, chopped.
  7. Prepare 1 can of corn, rinsed.
  8. Prepare 1 can of black beans, rinsed.
  9. It's 1/2 cup of cilantro, chopped.
  10. You need 3 clove of garlic, minced.
  11. It's 1 of jalapeño, seeded and diced.
  12. Prepare of Dressing.
  13. Prepare 1/3 cup of olive oil, extra virgin.
  14. Prepare 1 tbsp of ground cumin.
  15. You need 2 of juiced limes.
  16. You need 1 tbsp of Sea salt.

This colorful quinoa salad holds up well in the fridge all week long, is perfectly packable, and has enough protein and other good things to keep you satisfied. It also doesn't really take a whole lot of time to assemble, so now I really don't have any excuse not to make it before the week gets underway. This quinoa salad recipe is the best! Everyone loves this healthy quinoa salad made with quinoa, chickpeas, red bell pepper, cucumber, parsley and lemon.

Quinoa Salad instructions

  1. Bring water up to boil, add quinoa, then turn down to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, until done..
  2. In large bowl, combine all salad ingredients, stir to combine.
  3. Prepare dressing by whisking ingredients for 1-2 minutes. Pour over salad and stir well to combine..
  4. ** I prefer extra lime juice and cilantro! Make it your own!*.
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It's vegan and gluten free, too! Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is protein packed with fresh and tasty Mediterranean flavors. Made with cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon and Feta cheese. Nutrition facts: The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We have used the USDA database to calculate approximate values.