Chopped Salad with Quinoa

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • 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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Introduction

Asian inspired with a bit of spice Asian inspired with a bit of spice
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 salt
    1 tsp cayene pepper

Directions

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.