Rainbow Quinoa Salad
photo by Mellie
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 236.59 ml quinoa
- 473.18 ml water
- 946.36 ml fresh Baby Spinach
- 2 chopped carrots
- 1 chopped yellow bell pepper
- 236.59 ml halved grape tomatoes
- 236.59 ml chopped broccoli floret
- handful of chopped radish
- 1 chopped cucumber
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1 beet
- 177.44 ml raw pumpkin seeds
- 236.59 ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 19.63 ml balsamic vinegar
- 14.79 ml stone ground dijon mustard
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Rinse and agitate quinoa in cool water.
- Place in a saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until all liquid has been absorbed. Turn off heat and let sit, covered, until ready to add to salad.
- For the salad, combine carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, broccoli, radishes, garlic and cucumber together in a bowl.
- Line serving dishes with spinach, and heap hot quinoa on top so that spinach wilts slightly under the heat.
- Surround the quinoa with the vegetable mixture.
- Peel beet, shred, and sprinkle on top of quinoa.
- Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
- In a jar, combine oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper and shake well to combine. Pour over quinoa salad, top with fresh ground black pepper and enjoy!
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