Quinoa Salad

This Quinoa Salad is quick and simple to make, delicious and versatile…just mix and match vege to what suits or what’s in your pantry and fridge!

Ingredients

  • Quinoa (1 cup uncooked)

  • 1/2 - 1 Avocado (sliced)

  • 1/4 red onion finely sliced

  • 1 red or yellow capsicum chopped

  • Spinach roughly chopped (approx 2 handfuls)

  • Cherry tomatoes (1-2 handfuls)

  • Feta (roughly chopped or crumbled)

  • Walnut oil (or oil/dressing of your choice)

  • Olives (we use Kalamata pitted olives)

Method

  • Cook Quinoa according to instructions (for 1 cup of uncooked quinoa, add two cups of boiling water. Bring to boil in pot on stove, then simmer approx 15 mins with lid on. Small holes will appear in quinoa once done…similar to cooking rice). Fluff up with a fork. Set aside to cool slightly (approx 5-10mins).

  • Put all salad ingredients (listed above) together in bowl. Stir quinoa through. Drizzle with walnut oil. Serve.

Notes

  • Serve as a salad with steak, sausages, fish, roast chicken…the choice is yours.

  • Alternatively, stir through some chickpeas or tofu and nuts to add extra protein and make it more of a well balanced, filling meal by itself.

  • Another version of this salad to try - use roast vege instead of fresh vege (e.g. roast mushroom, capsicum, red onion, cauliflower drizzled with oil (we use walnut oil for flavour) in oven for 30 - 40 mins at 180 - 200 degrees celsius). Then add to the Quinoa, spinach, feta, olive mix and serve.

Enjoy! At Your Table.

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