Recipe: Appetizing Clean N' Easy Quinoa Salad

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Clean N' Easy Quinoa Salad. Clean N' Easy Quinoa Salad I love experimenting with quinoa. Quinoa is such a fantastic salad base—it's full of protein, it adds a nutty flavor, and it's the perfect vehicle to soak up any kind of dressing. If you like a little more heat, add more cayenne or curry to the dressing. —Shannon Dobos, Calgary, Alberta On a slow day, I tried sprouting chickpeas.

And now I am harvesting fresh garbanzo beans.

I tossed them into a quinoa salad I make frequently with fresh peas.

And on top of it all, this detox quinoa salad could not be easier to make.

You can cook Clean N' Easy Quinoa Salad using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Clean N' Easy Quinoa Salad

1. It’s 2 cup of quinoa (cooked).

2. It’s 1 cup of chopped english cucumber.

3. It’s 1/2 cup of chopped red cabbage.

4. You need 1/3 cup of chopped scallions or green onions.

5. It’s 1/2 cup of minced celery.

6. Prepare 1 1/4 cup of prepared beans such as black beans (drained and rinsed if using canned beans).

7. Prepare 1/4 cup of finely chopped fresh herb I used parsley this time (use more or less depending on your preference).

8. It’s 1 tsp of sea salt.

9. It’s 1/2 tsp of cracked black pepper.

10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes (or more if you like extra spicy).

11. Prepare 3/4 cup of fresh lemon juice.

12. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil, extra virgin.

Really, you just toss the main salad ingredients into the bowl - arugula, steamed beets, chickpeas, and quinoa - then whisk up the dressing and toss it all together.

It makes a quick lunch, a perfect side dish or could even be eaten as a main course!

Gluten Free, Recipes, Salad + Dressing, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian Garlic, Ginger, Gluten Free, Quinoa, Red Cabbage, Salad, Scallions, sides, Soy Sauce, Vegan, Vegetarian About Dani Dani Spies is the founder and host of Clean & Delicious; a weekly cooking show on YouTube and a healthy eating blog that celebrates real, whole foods!

In a large bowl, combine cooked quinoa, bell pepper, baby tomatoes, cucumber, olives, onion, and fresh herbs.

Clean N' Easy Quinoa Salad step by step

1. Combine all if the ingredients in a bowl except the lemon juice and oil..

2. Whisk together lemon and olive oil. Sprinkle with S&P. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add the dressing to the salad bowl. Toss and serve or chill it for up to 5 days..

3. Mix n match ingredients like swapping chickpeas for beans or adding green and red peppers with feta and olives for a greek take on the salad. Corn, black beans and jalepenos make for a more southwestern style. Play around with your leftovers!!.

In a small bowl, add the olive oil, lemon juice, raw honey, garlic, salt and pepper.

Pour the dressing over the salad before serving and toss gently to combine.

Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.

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With protein-packed quinoa, tomatoes, feta, arugula and mint this easy-to-make salad will be on repeat this summer!