Vegetarian Quinoa Salad
September 22, 2021
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Dinner, Easy, Fruit, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Low Fat, Lunch, Quick, Recipe, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Learn how to make delicious and healthy Vegetarian Quinoa Salad by following an easy step by step recipe. Serves 1 person. Multiply by number of servings needed.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup white quinoa
- 1 orange
- 1/2 carrot, peeled, chopped
- 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 Tbsp pistachios, roughly chopped
- Pinch of rosemary (optional garnish)
- Lemon wedges (optional garnish)
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup lain Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp tahini
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Place quinoa in sieve and rinse in cold water.
- Combine quinoa and 2 cups water in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until quinoa is fluffy and water has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Chop carrot and pistachios. Slice cherry tomatoes in half and lemon into wedges. Peel and section orange. Set all to side.
- Fluff quinoa with a fork and place into large bowl. Add chopped carrot, cherry tomato halves, orange sections, and chopped pistachios. Toss to combine.
- In a small bowl combine Greek yogurt, tahini, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk until well combined. Drizzle over quinoa salad.
- Serve. Decorate with rosemary sprigs on top and lemon wedges (optional).
