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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Main Dishes

    The Best Quinoa Salad

    Published: Oct 24, 2018 · Updated: Feb 25, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Unlike rice and wheat, quinoa is not a grain. Quinoa is the fruit of a plant from the same family as spinach and beets. Quinoa shines in salads, and if you want to eat gluten free, it's the perfect food.

    On the nutrition side, it contains a large amount of high-quality protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and many micronutrients. Thanks to its nutritional composition—somewhat different from other cereals—and its unique taste, its inclusion in the diet brings variety to the menu.

    The Best Quinoa Salad

    Quinoa shines in salads, and if you want to eat gluten free, it's the perfect food.
    4 from 2 votes
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    Course: Quinoa salad
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: quinoa salad
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 5 -6
    Calories: 169kcal
    Author: Veg Kitchen

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup of uncooked quinoa
    • ½ cup of uncooked green lentils
    • 1 red pepper cut into small cubes
    • ½ English cucumber cut into small cubes
    • ½ to mato cut into small cubes
    • 1 cup fresh parsley
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Cook the quinoa and lentils according to package directions and set aside
    • Add all the ingredients of the salad in a large bowl
    • Mix all the ingredients of the dressing together, add to the ingredients , mix well
    • And that's it!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 440mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1795IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. jjm says

      October 26, 2018 at 7:49 am

      3 stars
      NO dressing recipe??

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