Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Meal type:
Side Dishes
Salads and Salad Dressings
Lunch
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A gluten free healthy quinoa salad served Greek style with fresh veggies and balsamic vinegar.
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook quinoa. Soak and rinse off quinoa, transfer drained quinoa to the cooking pot, add 1 1/2 cups water and 1/4 tsp salt if desired. Bring to a boil, cover with a tight fitting lid, and turn the heat down to simmer. Cook quinoa for 12 minutes. Remove quinoa from heat and allow to sit 5 minutes with the lid on.
- Chop veggies while quinoa is cooking. Add veggies to cooled down quinoa.
- Drizzle olive oil and vinegar to taste over salad.
- Serve chilled for best results.
- Note: add feta if desired. Add veggies as much or as little as you prefer e.g. you may add red or green onions.
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Hello, Nice recipe !!! You can also try out Fruity Spinach Salad . This Heart Healthy Salad, Fruity Spinach Salad contains many green veggies, fruits and heart friendly foods. This recipe is packed with fibers, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which are essential for good heart health. It also contains olive oil rich in omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin E and antioxidants which help to reduce risk of heart disease. To know more about Fruity Spinach Salad .
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24 Apr 13 by member: manasi18
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Nutritional Summary:
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There are 188 calories in 1 serving of Quinoa Salad.
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Calorie Breakdown: 24% fat, 64% carbs, 12% prot. |
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
per serve
Energy
785 kj
188 kcal
Protein
5.75g
Fat
5.14g
Saturated Fat
0.683g
Trans Fat
0g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.046g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.944g
Cholesterol
0mg
Carbohydrates
30.15g
Sugar
0.41g
Fibre
2.8g
Sodium
46mg
Potassium
353mg
Calorie Breakdown:
Carbohydrate (64%)
Fat (24%)
Protein (12%)
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*Based on an RDI of 2000 calories
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