Dash Diet Strawberry and Quinoa Salad With Goat Cheese

Submitted by jtdusk

"Spruce up your lunch with this sweet and satisfying grain salad. This recipe has a good variety of healthy fats, carbs, and protein with minimal sodium. Use it as an entrée or scale back the portion for a side at dinner. If you want to add a little more protein to the meal, try adding cooked chicken or garbanzo beans."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups quinoa
• 3 cups water
• 1 1⁄2 cups quartered strawberries
• 3 cups spinach, stems removed and cut into strips
• 1⁄4 cup roasted sunflower seeds
• 3 ounces crumbled goat cheese
• balsamic dressing
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon honey or 1 teaspoon sugar

directions

1. Bring 1.5 cups water to a boil, add quinoa and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and allow to simmer for 15 minutes or until all water is absorbed. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork. Cool for 10 minutes.
2. Place olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey in a small prep bowl and whisk together. Fold into the quinoa.
3. In a large salad bowl, gently toss quinoa, strawberries, spinach, goat cheese, and sunflower seeds together.
4. Serve immediately. For This and More recipes, go check out my blog at http://foodforeveryone2.blogspot.com/.