Quinoa Salad
Quinoa Salad

Hi, I am Jane. Today, we’re going to prepare quinoa salad recipe. Never skip a recipe of the day again. Here are our most recent very easy family recipes to try. This time, I am going to make it a little bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.

Quinoa Salad Recipe

Quinoa Salad is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Quinoa Salad is something that I have loved my whole life.

To bewith this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have quinoa salad using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Salad:

  1. Take 2 cup cooked quinoa
  2. Get 1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin
  3. Make ready 1/2 cup either - lemon juice or apple cider vinegar or white balsamic (the best flavor), or more depending on your taste
  4. Prepare 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp fresh mint or dried
  6. Prepare 2 inch long fresh ginger, finely diced
  7. Get 1 carrot shredded & diced
  8. Take 1 red pepper finely diced
  9. Take 1 English cucumber scooped of seeds & finely diced
  10. Prepare 2 celery stalks (if small or 1 lg.) finely diced
  11. Make ready 1/2 purple onion finely diced
  12. Get 1 raisins as many as you like
  13. Prepare 1 dried cranberries as many as you like

Steps to make Quinoa Salad:

  1. Cook quinoa as directed and allow to cool. While quinoa is cooling cut up all ingredients.
  2. In a REALLY large bowl add cooled quinoa; add oil, stir well, add vinegar, or lemon juice and stir to incorporate. Taste and adjust flavors as needed. You will do this a few times and at the very end as well. Add enough parsley and mint to your liking. I like more mint so I add more. It’s absolutely ok to use dried but rub it in between the palms of your hand to release the oils. You will need about a tablespoon of each. By all means, use more if you like - I do! If you want to REALLY wow everyone, use white balsamic vinegar!
  3. Add ginger and stir. Taste for flavors. Ginger will be the heat to this dish. If you want more heat, add more.
  4. Add ALL the vegetables, raisins and cranberries. Stir really, really well. Taste and add more vinegar, or lemon, to adjust flavors for balance.
  5. Place in refrigerator to cool. Before serving taste and adjust if needed.
  6. This recipe is very, very versatile. Add more ingredients or change things up. It’s all according to your taste.

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