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Light and Easy Quinoa Salad

If you are looking for something light and easy to make, this is the recipe for you. This quinoa salad is made with fresh vegetables and drizzle with a lemon honey vinaigrette.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Quinoa Salad
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 706kcal
Author: Evelyn Savinon. A Simple Tweak

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa cooked
  • 1 cup cucumbers mini
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup sweet peppers
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup cilantro
  • 1/2 cup red onion

Ingredients for the vinaigrette

  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • pinch black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
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Instructions

  • Cook quinoa. Follow the quinoa package instructions or, you can follow my simple recipe on how to cook quinoa
  • While the quinoa it’s cooking, dice all the vegetables
  • Next, combine the cooked quinoa with all diced vegetables and add some raisins.

Vinaigrette:

  • In a small container, combine the lemon juice, honey, olive oil, salt and, black pepper.
  • Drizzle the vinaigrette over the quinoa combination and refrigerate for at least half -hour . Enjoy!

Notes

This Quinoa Salad tastes even better the next day and It’s also a great recipe to make in advance to take your picnic adventures!

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 706kcal | Carbohydrates: 160g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 2380mg | Potassium: 1989mg | Fiber: 22g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 3335IU | Vitamin C: 272.8mg | Calcium: 176mg | Iron: 8.2mg