Simple Quinoa Salad Recipe
This is a Simple Quinoa Salad recipe that is amazing, easy to prepare, vegan, gluten-free, and healthy.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 medium cucumber peeled and chopped if not organic
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/4 cup organic sweet corn kernels
- 1/2 medium avocado peeled, pitted and chopped
Lemon Dressing
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa in a fine-mesh sieve. Bring vegetable broth and quinoa to boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until quinoa is tender about 15-20 minutes, Set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine lemon juice, olive oil, maple syrup, salt, cumin, cilantro and spring onion. Combine quinoa, cucumber, tomatoes, sweet corn, and avocado in a bowl. Pour dressing over quinoa salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
- In a large bowl, toss quinoa, cucumber, tomatoes, sweet corn, and avocado. Pour dressing over quinoa salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 1083mg | Potassium: 589mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 582IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 3mg