Quinoa Salad Recipe

Quinoa Salad

  • Prep Time
    15 minutes
  • Cook Time
    20 minutes
  • Difficulty Level
    Intermediate

Eating quinoa is a great way to get proteins especially for vegetarians. Quinoa salad is a refreshing dish full of vitamins and minerals with the added vegetables making it more healthy and the herbs making it tasty and unique.

For more such delicious salads recipe, please click on the following:

  1. Smoky Mix Veggie Salad
  2. Pink Radish Mixed Salad
  3. Delicious Russian Salad
  4. Russian Veg Cocumber/Tomato Salad

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Ingredients

  • Quinoa - ¾ cup
  • Zucchini (yellow & green) - 1 cup
  • Tomato - 1 piece
  • Carrot small - 1 piece
  • Spring onion - 1 piece
  • Corriander leaves - ½ cup
  • Capsicum - 1 piece
  • Green chilli - 1 piece
  • Roasted sliced almonds - 5
  • Pepper - 1 teaspoon
  • Zatar spice - 1 teaspoon or you can use mixed herbs
  • Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Water- 1½ cup
  • Cumin seeds (Jeera) - ½ teaspoon
  • Olive oil - 1 ½ tablespoon

Instructions

  1. In a pan add ½ tablespoon oil and cumin seeds (jeera) and roast it
  2. Add quinoa to it and dry roast it for 5 minutes. Add 1½ cup water and salt. Cover it & let it cook on slow flame
  3. Stir in between once or twice (not frequently). Cook until quinoa becomes tender, for about 20 minutes and let it cool
  4. Slice zucchini, carrots, capsicum, tomatoes into long strips. Finely chop spring onion , coriander leaves and green chillies
  5. In another pan add 1 tablespoon oil, green chilli, zucchini, carrots and capsicum. Stir fry for 4 minutes on high flame
  6. Add tomato, spring onion, coriander leaves ,salt, pepper & herbs. Mix them well and let it cool.
  7. In a mixing bowl add quinoa and stir fried vegetables.Add lemon juice and garnish with sliced almonds. Serve delicious and healthy quinoa salad.

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