Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, quinoa citrus salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pour in about half of the cilantro lime vinaigrette and gently toss. Make salad: Cook quinoa according to package directions. Position a rack in top third of oven and preheat broiler to high. Spread cooked quinoa on a rimmed baking sheet.
Quinoa Citrus Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Quinoa Citrus Salad is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have quinoa citrus salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Make ready Red / White Quinoa
- Take Water
- Prepare Extra virgin olive oil
- Get Large Limes
- Prepare Large Lemon
- Take Curly Parsley
- Make ready Green Onions
- Make ready Yellow Bell Pepper
- Get Red Bell Pepper
- Get Orange Bell Pepper
- Take Fat Free Feta Cheese
- Make ready Myzithra Cheese
- Get Salt
Just toss everything together in a large bowl — cooked quinoa, raw spinach, dried cranberries, and shaved almonds. For the vinaigrette, mix in a small bowl with the balsamic vinegar, Dijon, and orange or mandarin juice, then add it onto the salad. Season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Quinoa salad with cranberries and avocado is perfect tossed with sweet-tart citrus vinaigrette.
Instructions to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Start by soaking your Quinoa for about 15-30 minutes. Then rinse it thoroughly. At least 5-6 times to get all the particulate out. Get all your ingredients out so you can prep them while your quinoa cooks then cools.
- Add quinoa to water and bring to a boil. Be sure to cover. Once its boiling turn down to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is gone. You want it to be firm not mushy (it should have a little pop when you bite into it.). Then spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool.
- De-vein and small dice the bell peppers. Mince parsley, and slice the green onions.
- Zest the lemon and limes then juice. This can be done on the still warm quinoa.
- Shred and crumble cheeses.
- Make sure quinoa is cool, put in a large bowl then add olive oil, peppers, onions, parsley, cheeses. Mix together with a fork so as not to damage (mash) the quinoa. Salt to taste. Be careful not to over salt. Myzithra is a salty cheese.
- Eat as it is. Make lettuce wraps. Get creative and enjoy!
Season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Quinoa salad with cranberries and avocado is perfect tossed with sweet-tart citrus vinaigrette. Y'all, I am addicted to this flavor-packed quinoa salad! Sweet dried cranberries and creamy avocado are perfect paired with earthy quinoa. And the citrus vinaigrette is the perfect punch to tie it all together.
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