Chopped Salad With Quinoa

This Chopped Salad With Quinoa is delicious, nutritious and comes together in under 30 minutes. Enjoy it as a snack, for lunch, dinner or any time.

This recipe comes to us from Mihaela Metaxa Albu of Blondelish.

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Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (170g) quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups (375ml) water
• 1 1/2 cups (225g) grape or cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
• 1 1/2 cups (180g) diced cucumber
• 1 large yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1/4 red cabbage, chopped
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 3-4 green onions, sliced

Maple Syrup Dressing:

• 1/4 cup (60ml) apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to your taste

Directions:

1. Place all dressing ingredients in a jar. Shake until well combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.

2. Rinse the quinoa under cool, running water, then drain. Place it in a pot, add water, sea salt and bring to a boil.

3. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Then take it off of the heat and let it chill for 5 minutes (still covered).

4. Once the quinoa is cooked, fluff it gently with a fork and let it chill until you chop all the veggies.

5. To assemble the salad, add all the ingredients to a large bowl. Pour the dressing over and toss to combine. Enjoy!