Side Items

Quinoa Lime Salad is for Salad.

Quinoa Lime Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Quinoa Lime Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Quinoa Lime Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa Lime Salad are:

1 cup dry quinoa
1 cup ripe cherry or grape tomatoes, quartered
2 tablespoons diced red onion- or use 2 chopped scallions
1/2 yellow (or any color would do - I like to use a different colors) bell pepper cut into strips
1 cup chopped cucumber
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup goat or feta cheese crumbles
DRESSING:
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 1 lime
2-3 fresh mint sprigs, leaves removed and chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves or parsley
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

Here is how you make Quinoa Lime Salad:

Cook the dry quinoa as you would raw rice: in 2 and 1/2 cups fresh salted water, covered, until all of the water is absorbed. If you have a rice cooker, I suggest using it.Whisk together the oil, lime, herbs and seasoning.Scoop the cooked quinoa into a bowl and add the rest of veggies, drizzle with the dressing and toss lightly with a fork until combined. Top with cheese crumbles.Taste test and adjust seasonings.Cover and chill.Makes 4-6 servings.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LLDIALLO.

The nutritional information for Quinoa Lime Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 240.4

• Total Fat: 11.4 g
• Cholesterol: 15.8 mg
• Sodium: 135.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 9.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Quinoa Lime Salad is Gluten Free