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Grilled Avocados with Quinoa Salad
Grilling avocados gives the fruit a meatier consistency and makes for a flavorful, beautiful, and healthy side dish. And for those of you who don’t like quinoa, you haven’t tried this recipe with tomatoes, basil, red onion, and a splash of fresh lime juice. It is so fresh, and I actually prefer quinoa to rice now.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 281 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
Red Quinoa Salad:
- 1 cup red quinoa washed and rinsed
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- Handful of fresh basil leaves chopped
- 1 lime juiced
- 1/4 tablespoon kosher salt
Grilled Avocados:
- 5 ripe avocados split with seeds removed
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lime juiced
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Wash quinoa several times in cold water, rinse, and add quinoa to boiling water. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes, and fluff. Cool quinoa.
- Drizzle olive oil, gently stir cherry tomatoes, onion, basil, lime juice, and salt.
- Preheat a grill to medium.
- Brush the avocados with the oil and place on the grill, cut side down, grill until charred and remove. Drizzle with lime juice and season with salt and pepper.
- Fill the half-avocados and serve.
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Notes
- Serve these grilled vegetarian little showstoppers as a side dish for the 4th of July, or as a festive appetizer for Thanksgiving or any dinner party.
- for Thanksgiving or any dinner party.
Nutrition Information
Calories
281kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Sodium
187mg
(8%)
Potassium
641mg
(18%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
220IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
29mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 281
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 281kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 187mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 641mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 220IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.