Herby Quinoa Salad
Ultra flavorful, healthy herby quinoa salad is a delicious accompaniment to any meal! It's easy to make, and great for picnics, barbecues or any other meal. You will love the blend of flavors and textures in this salad, as well as its light & fresh taste. A wonderful, low-calorie summer salad that's perfect for clean eating and vegan diets too.
Servings: 1 people
Calories:
Cost: 5€
Equipment
- knife
- large bowl
Ingredients
quinoa salad
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 small thumb ginger
- 1 green onion with roots
- 1 cup cucumber
- 1 cup chopped parsley, mint and chives
- 1 red chili pepper
- 1 cup cooked cold quinoa
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- pinch of salt
- ½ lemon
Instructions
- Dice the garlic and ginger and mix them in a large bowl.
- Dice the cucumber and the chili and put them in the bowl with the garlic & ginger.
- Chop the onion, white and green parts and add them into the large bowl.
- Chop up all the herbs and add to the other ingredients in the bowl.
- Finally add your quinoa, salt, oil and a squeeze the lemon juice. See how to cook quinoa
- Fold everything together slowly using 2 mixing spoon/ fork. Mix well.
- Serve immediately or leave the salad to sit for 15-20 mins in the fridge. Resting the salad allows the flavors to blend into each other. The result will be amazing!
- Do try this out and leave me a comment to let me know how yours turned out. Don't forget to share this with friends/ family.