Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, healthy quinoa salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Healthy quinoa salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Healthy quinoa salad is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Quinoa is one of the best foods and is also called the superfood by the experts. It is. gluten-free by nature and even quite high in protein content. This healthy quinoa salad is great as dinner and doubles as a delicious lunch the next day.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have healthy quinoa salad using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Healthy quinoa salad:
- Prepare 5 tablespoons olive oil (for dressing)
- Prepare 2 tablespoons Apple cider vinegar (for dressing)
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic (for dressing)
- Make ready 0.5 lemon juiced (for dressing)
- Take 2 tablespoons 0% Greek yogurt (for dressing)
- Take 1 cup quinoa (uncooked)
- Take 1 red bell pepper
- Prepare 1 yellow bell pepper
- Prepare 1.5 cups halved grape tomatoes
- Get .25 cup green olives
- Take 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Make ready 2 tablespoons fresh dill
- Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
- Prepare Top with pumpkin seeds (optional)
It's vegan and gluten free, too! A delicious and healthy quinoa recipe made with all-natural ingredients. Make sure to check out my delicious collection of other quinoa recipes as well, such as this quinoa salad, these crockpot quinoa tacos, and this quinoa soup! This quinoa salad is vegan and gluten-free too!
Steps to make Healthy quinoa salad:
- Measure out 1cup of quinoa and follow the cooking instruction on the package.
- Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, and Greek yogurt in a medium sized bowl and whisk until combined. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Once the quinoa has finished cooking, allow to cool completely before proceeding.
- Dice both bell peppers, halve the tomatoes and remove the pits from the olives if necessary. You may also roughly chop the parsley and dill at this time.
- Once the quinoa has cooled, transfer it to a large mixing bowl. Add the herbs, vegetables and dressing and stir the salad until all of the ingredients combined.
- Be sure to taste the salad before serving to be sure it is seasoned to your liking. If you are satisfied both the taste, you may either top it with the pumpkin seeds and serve it immediately or you may store it and eat it later. Enjoy!
It makes a great healthy lunch, dinner, or side dish to any meal. I love taking this simple quinoa salad to potlucks and parties because everyone loves it and it only takes me minutes to make! If you want to make the quinoa salad more of a main dish, you can add shredded chicken, chickpeas, or. Add the quinoa, stir once, and return to a boil. Strain and rinse well with cold water, shaking the sieve well to remove all moisture.
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