Healthy quinoa salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 261.2
  • Total Fat: 9.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 14.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
  • Protein: 8.2 g

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Introduction

A good light salad, keeps well in the fridge! Tastes just as good the next day. A good light salad, keeps well in the fridge! Tastes just as good the next day.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 cup quinoa
    1/2 cup diced cucumbers
    1/2 cup diced carrots
    1/2 cup diced bell pepper of your choice(except green)
    1 tbsp chopped cilantro
    1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
    The juice of one lemon(no seeds)
    1/4 cup sliced almonds(roasted)

Directions

cook or soak quinoa until transparent
Chop all veggies and mix together
squeeze lemon, and drizzle oil and balsamic on top
toast almonds and top right before serving

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BEBEBART.