Red & Green Quinoa Salad

Red & Green Quinoa Salad
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 149.2
  • Total Fat: 5.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 20.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
  • Protein: 4.1 g

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Introduction

This is a very tasty and FILLING salad that can be served as a side dish or as an entrée (2 servings). It's also great as a snack before a workout. This is a very tasty and FILLING salad that can be served as a side dish or as an entrée (2 servings). It's also great as a snack before a workout.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 cups Quinoa, cooked & chilled (this is 1/2 cup when uncooked)
    1/2 Avocado, cubed
    1/2 cup Romaine Lettuce (any type of lettuce will do)
    1 tbsp Red Onion (you can also use any type of onion--yellow if you prefer a milder flavour)
    1 clove Garlic, smashed and minced
    1/2 cup Tangerine sections
    1 tsp sugar (Optional - I put this in b/c my tangerines were not very sweet)
    1 tsp Chilli Olive Oil (Optional)
    1 beet, finely sliced

Directions

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

The onion can be quite strong, so if you prefer, leave it out or sauté it first.

Tip: shake in a 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger to counter any gassy effects that the raw onions and garlic might cause some people.

Add salt and pepper to taste. If you're not in a hurry, you can stick this in the fridge for an hour or so to allow the flavours to mingle.

And Voila! Easy Peasy!

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MO-MARY.