Vegan Quinoa Salad
This colorful vegan quinoa salad features garlic, herbs and delicious veggies. The garlic and lime dressing is phenomenal and brings all the other flavors to life.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: USA (Traditional)
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups (250g) well-rinsed raw quinoa
- 2 1/4 cups (550ml) water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 thinly sliced cucumber
- 8 chopped cherry tomatoes
- 1 finely minced garlic clove
- 2/3 cup (15g) minced fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup (7.5g) minced fresh mint
- 1 cup (175g) corn kernels
- 1 diced jalapeño pepper
- 1 1/2 cups (325g) cooked chickpeas
- 2 diced green onions
For the Dressing
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chili pepper
- 3 tablespoons vegetable broth or bean cooking liquid
- 1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa following the directions on the package, adding the salt and garlic to it too.
- Fluff it and let it cool.
- Mix the veggies together in a bowl, then mix in the quinoa.
- Whisk the ingredients for the dressing together then pour over the salad.
- Mix well and chill for half an hour.
- Add more lime juice if needed, then serve.
Notes
This salad is nice garnished with avocado slices.
Nutrition
- Calories: 239
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 366g
- Fat: 6.4g
- Carbohydrates: 38.8g
- Fiber: 7.7g
- Protein: 9.1g
- Cholesterol: 0
Find it online: https://victoriahaneveer.com/vegan-quinoa-salad/