Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, colorful quinoa salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
My youngest daughter recently learned she has to avoid gluten, dairy and eggs, which gave me a new challenge in the kitchen. I put this quinoa salad together as a side we could all share. We love it for leftovers, too. —Catherine Turnbull, Burlington, Ontario. This colorful quinoa salad can be served as a main dish itself because it is loaded with protein, fiber and tastes great too.
Colorful Quinoa Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Colorful Quinoa Salad is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have colorful quinoa salad using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Colorful Quinoa Salad:
- Take 2 cups cooked quinoa
- Get 1 cup black bean rinsed and drained
- Make ready 1 cup corn kernels rinsed and drained
- Take 1 cup chopped bell peppers
- Make ready 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- Prepare 1 cup chopped cucumber
- Get 1/2 cup chopped purple onion
- Prepare Chopped 2 jalapeño (optional)
- Take Chopped cilantro
- Get Seasoning:
- Get 2 tbsp lemon juice (less or more)
- Take 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Prepare 1 tsp cumin (less or more)
- Prepare 1 tsp paprika
- Take 1/2 tsp smoke paprika (optional)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp peppers (less or more)
- Prepare Chili flakes (optional)
- Prepare to taste Salt
Make the Salad When the quinoa has cooled slightly, in a large bowl, combine the quinoa, chickpeas, cucumber, bell pepper, bok choy, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and the herbs. In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper until blended. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well. This bright and colorful salad is a great summertime recipe (or anytime you want to feel like it's summertime).
Steps to make Colorful Quinoa Salad:
- In a big bowl put all the ingredients together. Set aside.
- In a small bowl combine all the seasoning added salt and mixed well.
- Pour the seasoning mixture little by little into the quinoa mixture and toss it well, until you get your taste desired.
- And your quinoa salad is ready.
- Or you can keep it in the refrigerator until ready to serve it later.
- Enjoy your freshly colorful quinoa salad.
- I can eat this salad throughout the day🥰 because it’s so refreshed and yummy 😋
- ❤️Happy Cooking ❤️
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well. This bright and colorful salad is a great summertime recipe (or anytime you want to feel like it's summertime). Light and citrusy, it's a whole new way to enjoy quinoa. Lime juice and cilantro give a refreshing kick, while quinoa and black beans provide tasty vegan protein. Whisk together olive oil, lime juice, kosher salt, pepper, and cumin in a large serving bowl.
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