Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, spinach quinoa salad. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the oil, orange juice, vinegar, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper. This Spinach Quinoa Salad is filled with healthy foods like spinach, avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, quinoa (which is a great source of protein), and a sprinkle of feta. The lemon Dijon vinaigrette is drinkable. You can even wilt the spinach and eat this salad warm!
Spinach Quinoa Salad is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Spinach Quinoa Salad is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spinach quinoa salad using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spinach Quinoa Salad:
- Make ready 2 cups quinoa
- Prepare 3 cups boiled water
- Prepare 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- Make ready 3 cucumber
- Get 4 tomato
- Prepare 1 avocado
- Get 1 lemon of juice
- Get to taste Salt and pepper
- Take to taste Olive oil
This simple spinach quinoa salad is full of fresh Mediterranean flavors, including lemon, sun-dried tomatoes and toasted almonds! It's vegan and gluten free, too, so it's a great potluck option. Combine the chickpeas, spinach, tomatoes, scallions and cooled quinoa in a large bowl. Add the feta, lemon juice and olive oil and toss gently but thoroughly to combine.
Instructions to make Spinach Quinoa Salad:
- Boil 3 cups of water, have 2 cups of quinoa in to a pot and add boiled water, cover and simmer until quinoa cooks. (you don’t need to rinse it, water will be evaporate)
- Cut veggies
- Let quinoa cooled down. Add and salt and pepper.
- Mix everything
Combine the chickpeas, spinach, tomatoes, scallions and cooled quinoa in a large bowl. Add the feta, lemon juice and olive oil and toss gently but thoroughly to combine. This easy variation on a classic Greek salad replaces the lettuce with fresh spinach and adds quinoa for extra nutrition, flavor and texture. It can be served either as a side dish or main course or combined with cooked chicken or shrimp to make an even heartier version. In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.
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