Quinoa Salad with Oil-Free Chipotle Ranch Dressing

This Quinoa Salad with Oil-Free Chipotle Ranch Dressing is my new favorite salad. Quick and easy to prepare, bursting with flavors, nutritious and hearty!

5 from 4 votes

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: quinoa salad

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 15

Servings: servings

Calories: 358kcal

Equipment

1 saucepan

Ingredients

Quinoa Salad

1 cup quinoa uncooked, rinsed using fine mesh strainer and drain
2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
1 medium avocado pitted and chopped
1 15- ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
1/4 cup cilantro leaves chopped
1 cup organic sweet corn kernels
2 green onions chopped

Chipotle Ranch Salad Dressing

3/4 cup cashew soaked overnight or boiled for 5 minutes
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon powdered chipotle pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt or to taste

Instructions

To Make The Quinoa Salad

Add vegetable broth in a medium pot on medium high. Add quinoa and bring to boil, cover and reduced to simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare vegetables and salad dressing.

To Make The Salad Dressing

To prepare salad dressing, place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and process until creamy. Keep in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To serve, place quinoa in the base of a bowl, arrange black beans, corn, tomato, avocado, cilantro and green onions and top with the salad dressing and serve immediately.

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