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Corn, Tomato, and Avocado Quinoa Salad
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Corn, Tomato, and Avocado Quinoa Salad

This summer quinoa salad recipe is so easy and bursting with flavor! Cherry tomatoes, fresh corn, creamy avocado, and crunchy cucumbers all star in this healthy salad. A pop of feta cheese and lime dressing are the finishing touches. Healthy and gluten free, it's perfect as a summer side-dish or as part of your meal prep for the week.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Side Dish, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Salad Dressing:
  • 1/2 cup (113ml) olive oil
  • 3 Tablespoons lime juice freshly squeezed
  • 3 Tablespoons basil fresh
  • 3 Tablespoons cilantro fresh
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest finely grated
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • black pepper to taste
  • salt to taste
For the Salad:
  • 1 and 1/2 cups quinoa washed and picked over
  • 5 ears sweet corn kernels cut off the cob
  • 2 pints cherry tomato sliced in half
  • 2 jalapeno pepper seeds removed, diced, optional
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped, fresh
  • 1/4 cup basil chopped, fresh
  • 1/4 cup red onion diced
  • 1 English cucumber diced, optional
  • 3 Tablespoons chive minced, optional, fresh
  • 3 scallions thinly sliced
  • 2 large avocado 1 cut into chunks and 1 sliced, divided, ripe
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese optional, crumbled

Instructions

For the Salad Dressing:
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  1. Combine all of the salad dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until well combined. Season with salt and pepper as needed. 
For the Salad:
  1. Cook quinoa according to package instructions. Cool completely (about 25 minutes) before use. 
  2. In a large salad bowl or serving dish, combine the cooked quinoa with the corn, tomatoes, both peppers, cilantro, basil, red onion, and cucumber, chives, scallions, and the diced avocado.
  3. Pour the salad dressing on top and toss well to combine. Top the salad with the sliced avocado, feta, and extra sprigs of basil and cilantro. Serve at once!