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Lime-Cilantro Quinoa Salad (pronounced keen-wah)
Adapted from Joy of Cooking, this Lime-Cilantro Quinoa Salad is the perfect addition to your summer meal plan. Everyone seems to love it every time I bring it to a potluck or BBQ, so it's a very versatile and well-loved dish. It's loaded with dried fruit, pine nuts, and bell peppers for tons of flavor.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
6
people
Course:
Salad, Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Salad
- 3 cups quinoa cooked (or 1 cup dry)
- ¾ cup dried fruit (we used raisins, golden raisins, chopped dried apricots, and dried currants)
- ¼ cup pine nuts toasted
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- 1 bell pepper diced (any color)
Dressing
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Mix all salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
- In a separate, smaller bowl whisk together all dressing ingredients.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix thoroughly. Can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge.
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Notes
- Nutrition Facts Lime-Cilantro Quinoa Salad (pronounced keen-wah) Amount Per Serving Calories 454 Calories from Fat 162 % Daily Value* Fat 18g28%Saturated Fat 2g13%Sodium 22mg1%Potassium 600mg17%Carbohydrates 61g20%Fiber 7g29%Sugar 4g4%Protein 13g26% Vitamin A 680IU14%Vitamin C 28.9mg35%Calcium 50mg5%Iron 4.4mg24% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
- Calories 454
- Calories from Fat 162
- % Daily Value*
- Fat 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat 2g
- 13%
- Sodium 22mg
- 1%
- Potassium 600mg
- 17%
- Carbohydrates 61g
- 20%
- Fiber 7g
- 29%
- Sugar 4g
- 4%
- Protein 13g
- 26%
- Vitamin A 680IU
- 14%
- Vitamin C 28.9mg
- 35%
- Calcium 50mg
- 5%
- Iron 4.4mg
- 24%