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Quinoa Salad

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Great Summer Salad

 "This made a lot of salad! I didn't have avocado but I added some diced tomato. Next time I might garnish with the basil instead of adding into recipe since the basil has turned black but otherwise this is great!" - Querian

Yield: 5 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Quinoa

(4.6, 8) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 5
1.5 cupsQuinoa; rinsed
1 cupsweet corn; fresh or frozen
1/2 cupGreen pepper; diced
1/2 cupRed onion; minced
1 15-oz canGarbonzo beans; drained
1 largeCucumber; peeled and diced
1/4 cupParsley; minced
1 cupBasil; fresh
1 Avacado; diced
1 Dressing
1/4 cupLime Juice
1.5 tablespoonExtra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoonVegetable broth
1/2 tspSalt
1/8 tspGround pepper
1 cloveGarlic
1/2 tspChili peppers

Quinoa Salad Preparation

Cook Quinoa (with 2 1/4 cup water) and allow to cool. Combine all vegetables in a large bowl. Add the quinoa and mix. Whisk the dressing ingredients together (lime, EVOO, veg broth, salt, pepper, garlic, chili pepper).

Notes

This is one of my favorite summer salads. I had two recipies for quinoa salad and I combined them into this one that has all my favorites in it!

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    Quinoa Salad Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Tasty and easy. I would use 1/2 the amount of quinoa and make double the amount of dressing.
    10 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 16 hours, 54 minutes ago
    Super easy and very tasty.
    1 years, 4 months, 6 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes ago
    We liked this one.
    1 years, 5 months, 11 hours, 11 minutes ago
    This made a lot of salad! I didn't have avocado but I added some diced tomato. Next time I might garnish with the basil instead of adding into recipe since the basil has turned black but otherwise this is great!
    1 years, 10 months, 5 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes ago
    Delicious. Thankyou so much for this recipe.
    2 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 12 hours, 47 minutes ago
    Fresh, healthy and delicious!
    2 years, 11 months, 3 weeks, 1 days, 3 hours, 28 minutes ago
    Loved the Avacado, though I didn't think I would.
    3 years, 11 months, 1 hours, 48 minutes ago
    This is one of my favorite summer salads. I had two recipies for quinoa salad and I combined them into this one that has all my favorites in it!
    [I posted this recipe.]
    4 years, 3 weeks, 5 days, 5 hours, 33 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Vegetables
    2. No Cook
    3. Picnics
    4. Summer
    5. Meatless
    6. Vegan

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