Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Warm Quinoa Salad is for Lunch.

Warm Quinoa Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Warm Quinoa Salad takes 10 minutes to cook.

Warm Quinoa Salad makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Warm Quinoa Salad are:

Quinoa and your choice of veggies, kale and pre-cooked white meat chicken for added protein. The ingredients and dash of Dijon mustard make this dish super tasty without added calories.

Here is how you make Warm Quinoa Salad:

Pre-cook quinoa as directed to make one cup. Use only water to cook it with.Chop Kale, mushrooms, asparagus and squash into bite sized pieces. Finely chop onion, garlic, jalapeno and ginger. Use fresh basil and cilantro, if available, whole leaves are fine or chop if desired.Chop already cooked (boiled is best) chicken breast into bite sized pieces.Combine all ingredients into a large, tall sided pan (or Wok). Drizzle a teaspoon or two of olive oil, 1 pat of butter (about 1 tsp) and 1 tsp of Dijon mustard and toss together in pan. Add salt and pepper to taste. Saute on medium-high heat for about 5-10 minutes, or until Kale is wilted and soft.Serve warm.Serving Size: Makes about 5 servingsNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHARGERMOM.

The nutritional information for Warm Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 174.1

• Total Fat: 6.9 g
• Cholesterol: 16.2 mg
• Sodium: 56.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 10.6 g