Rainbow Quinoa Salad

4.8 from 640 cooks

A bright, crunchy bowl of quinoa, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and herbs in a zesty lemon dressing. Ready in fifteen minutes and even better the next day.

  • 15 mins
  • Serves 2
  • Easy
Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Calories
320
Protein
11 g
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Ingredients

For 2 servings

  • 2 cups
  • 200 g
  • 1
  • 1/2
  • 1 bunch
  • 1
  • 3 tbsp

Method

Ready in 15 mins

  1. Halve the tomatoes and dice the cucumber and red onion.
  2. Chop the parsley finely, stalks and all.
  3. Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
  4. Fold in the quinoa and vegetables, then rest 5 minutes before serving.

Notes & tips

Cook a big batch of quinoa on Sunday and this salad comes together in minutes all week.

Make it your own

  • Add feta or toasted chickpeas for extra protein
  • Swap parsley for mint and dill
  • Use lime instead of lemon

Storage

Keeps for three days in the fridge. Add the dressing just before eating if you like extra crunch.

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