Chopped Salad with Quinoa
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
2 cups dry quinoa (cooked in 4 cups water) 2 cups chopped cucumber, 1 cup sliced almonds toasted, 1 cup chopped red bell pepper, 1 cup chopped celery, 1 cup chopped red onion, 1 cup chopped raw asparagas, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil, 1 tbsp coarse sea salt1 tsp cayene pepper
Boil 4 cups of water and add 2 cups of quinoa, cover, reduce heat and cook for about 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
While quinoa is cooking start chopping all the vegetables.
Toast almonds in a frying pan on high heat for 5 minutes or until you start to smell them. Remove from heat and let cool.
Toss everything together in a large bowl and serve.
Serving Size: aproximately 12 servings
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RANDALLEN.
While quinoa is cooking start chopping all the vegetables.
Toast almonds in a frying pan on high heat for 5 minutes or until you start to smell them. Remove from heat and let cool.
Toss everything together in a large bowl and serve.
Serving Size: aproximately 12 servings
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RANDALLEN.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 226.3
- Total Fat: 11.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 10.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 25.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
- Protein: 6.4 g
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