This Italian-Style Quinoa Salad can be served any season, cold or warm, and children love it! It's super important to rinse the quinoa before cooking. Then cook it in water or broth-don't forget the bay leaf!

Recipe

Any-Season Italian-Style Quinoa Salad

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This Italian-Style Quinoa Salad can be served any season, cold or warm, and children love it!

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Total Time: 30

Servings: 2 -3

Ingredients

1 cup white or red quinoa
2 tablespoon olive oil or butter
2 cups vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
1 English cucumber diced
1 to mato diced
2 stalks of celery diced
½ cup corn
1 avocado
chopped parsley to taste

Vinaigrette

½ cup olive or canola oil
2 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
2 teaspoon lime zest tea
2 teaspoon sugar

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Instructions

Rinse the quinoa well under cold water In a saucepan until it’s clear. Heat the olive oil over medium heat, then coat the quinoa with the oil.
Add broth and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer covered—about 15 to 20 minutes for white quinoa and about 20 to 25 minutes for red.
Let stand under cover for 10 minutes. Using a fork, detach the grains. Let cool.
Mix the quinoa and the other ingredients in a large bowl. Mix the ingredients of the vinaigrette in a small bowl, and then pour over the quinoa salad. Mix gently.

Nutrition (Estimate per Serving)

Calories: 1178kcalCarbohydrates: 88gProtein: 17gFat: 89gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 61gSodium: 963mgPotassium: 1447mgFiber: 15gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 1460IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 6mg

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