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Vegan quinoa salad in a wooden salad bowl.
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Vegan Quinoa Salad

This vegan quinoa salad with a sesame soy dressing is simply bursting with healthy flavor and goodness. Delicious and satisfying.
Prep Time35 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 4
Calories: 757kcal
Author: Alison Andrews

Ingredients

For the Quinoa Salad:

  • 3 cups Quinoa Cooked
  • 3 cups Romaine Lettuce Shredded
  • 2 Small Cucumbers Sliced
  • 16 Green Olives Pitted, and sliced in half
  • 16 Cherry Tomatoes Sliced in half
  • 1 Medium Yellow Bell Pepper Sliced
  • 2 Medium Avocados Peeled and sliced
  • ½ Small Fresh Lime Squeezed
  • ¼ cup Chives Chopped

For the Sesame Soy Dressing:

  • 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Crushed Garlic

For Decoration:

  • Sliced Avocado
  • Fresh Lime
  • Sprinkle Oregano

Instructions

  • Take 1 cup of uncooked quinoa and cook it according to package instructions or as per your preferred method. 1 cup of uncooked quinoa = approximately 3 cups cooked quinoa. Use it all in the salad.
  • When your quinoa is cooked, add it to a salad bowl along with shredded romaine lettuce, sliced cucumbers, green olives, cherry tomatoes, sliced yellow bell pepper and avocado. Toss together. Sqeeze half the lime over the top and throw in some chopped chives.
  • Prepare the dressing by adding all ingredients to a bowl and mixing together. Pour over the top of the quinoa salad and mix in.
  • Garnish the salad with some sliced avocado, fresh lime and a sprinkle of oregano.

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Notes

  1. Quinoa. My preferred method for cooking quinoa is to place 1 cup of quinoa (170g) into a pot with 2 cups (480ml) of water.  Bring to the boil and then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the quinoa is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed (~15 mins). Once cooked, fluff with a fork.
  2. Lime. The half small fresh lime squeezed equals around 1 Tablespoon of fresh lime juice. Use the other half of the lime as garnish for the salad.
  3. Toasted sesame oil is the most delicious for this, but regular sesame oil also works great.
  4. Gluten-free. Use a gluten-free soy sauce or sub for tamari if you want this meal to be gluten-free.
  5. Prep time for this recipe includes time spent cooking the quinoa, because while the quinoa is cooking, you can prepare all the other ingredients and the dressing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 757kcal | Carbohydrates: 107g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Sodium: 779mg | Potassium: 1678mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 3860IU | Vitamin C: 88mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 8mg