Quinoa Salad
This Quinoa Salad is colourful, fresh and super filling as it’s packed with protein and fibre. It's also vegan, gluten free and dairy free.
Servings: 2
Calories: 398kcal
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Ingredients
- 1 cup
cooked quinoa - 2 Persian/Lebanese cucumbers
- 2 roma tomatoes
- ½ small red onion
- ½ large avocado
- 10 kalamata olives
- handful fresh mint leaves
Dressing
- ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa and allow it to cool down. Here is my recipe on how to cook Quinoa
- Dice the cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion and avocado into small cubes, and chop the olives into small pieces. *Optional soak the onion in water for 10 mins to remove the harsh onion flavor
- Add the ingredients to a large bowl along with the quinoa, then top with roughly chopped mint leaves
- Add the dressing ingredients to a small bowl and whisk
- Pour over the dressing, stir well together and enjoy your Quinoa Salad!
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Nutrition
Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 747mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 823IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 3mg
