Avocado Quinoa Salad
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Excellent
Avocado Quinoa Salad
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Avocado Quinoa Salad is fresh and flavorful, made with cucumbers, tomato, red onion, cilantro and lime juice. A great plant-based lunch or side dish!
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups quinoa red or tricolor, cooked
- 8 ounces avocado from 2 small, diced, haas
- lime juice of 1
- 1 beefsteak tomato diced, or heirloom tomato; ripe
- 2 cucumber diced, mini
- 1/3 cup cilantro chopped
- 1/3 cup onion red, chopped
- 1 jalapeño (sliced thin with seeds)
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (plus more to taste)
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and eat right away.
- Taste for salt and lime juice, and adjust as needed.
- If meal prepping, combine all the ingredients except for the avocado, and add when ready to eat.
- Multiply the recipe for more servings.
Notes
- If making the quinoa on the stove, I use less water than recommended. For 1 cup quinoa, I use 1 3/4 cup liquid.
- If making the quinoa on the stove, I use less water than recommended. For 1 cup quinoa, I use 1 3/4 cup liquid.
- quinoa
- This healthy quinoa salad makes a great vegan lunch for 2 or a side dish for 4 with any protein. Double this recipe for more servings for a crowd, adding the avocado just before serving.
- lunch
- Makes 3 1/4 cups.
- Makes 3 1/4 cups.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
11/2 generous cups
Calories
443kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Sodium
174mg
(7%)
Fiber
16g
(64%)
Sugar
9.5g
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings as a main, 4 as a side
Amount Per Serving
Calories 443 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 11/2 generous cups | |
| Calories | 443kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 174mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 16g | 64% |
| Sugar | 9.5g | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
46 reviews
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