Summer Quinoa Salad
Heading into July with this beautifully presented Summer Quinoa Salad. Packed full of goodness with quinoa, fresh vegetables and topped of with salty feta. A great summer salad!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 241kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cups quinoa
- 2 Cups vegetable stock
- 2 ears corn
- 1 Cucumber peeled and diced
- 1/2 Red pepper sliced
- 1/2 Yellow pepper sliced
- 1/2 Green pepper sliced
- 1 Green onion finely diced
- 1 Cup Feta crumbled
- 2 Cups fresh arugula
- Juice of one lime
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Rub butter over the corn and bake it for around 15 minutes. Remove from oven when done and cut the corn off the cob.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add the quinoa. Dry fry it for about 1-2 minutes until it is aromatic and it starts to pop a a bit. Add the vegetable stock, cover, reduce heat to low and leave to cook for about 15 minutes.
- In a large salad bowl, add the peppers, cucumber, corn and green onion.
- Fluff the quinoa with a fork and leave it to cool for a few minutes.
- Add quinoa to the vegetables and stir well. Add lime juice and stir well. Add arugula and feta. Stir, cover and refrigerate for about an hour before serving.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Summer Quinoa Salad
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 241
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 597mg26%
Potassium 382mg11%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 695IU14%
Vitamin C 41mg50%
Calcium 150mg15%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.