Vegetable and Herby Citrus Quinoa Salad - A simple and fresh quinoa salad that is Zesty, Zingy, Citrussy (basically lemony) and Herby.

I know what you're thinking, Here she comes again with yet another quinoa recipe. Yep another one! I know that quinoa salad seems to be a food blog favourite but once you make a good quinoa salad, you will just get it. The obsession that is and then you will be that person who always makes quinoa salad.

This particular salad is one of my go to's because hello zesty herby quinoa salad = yum. So basically I eat a lot of this one and this Coriander and Mint Chutney Quinoa. The three things I love about quinoa, 1. It is SO filling and almost bulks out any food so you don't end up over eating. 2. It is so versatile. 3. It takes on flavour in the most incredible way.

The reason I make this salad is that it kinda just goes with everything. It happens to be the perfect side dish and no one has issues with herby and zesty flavours. Well..not in my world anyway.

The other great thing about this salad is that you can toss up the quinoa and veg with the dressing in advance, so it gets all extra delicious and zingy, but then just take any greens you may want to add and toss it all together just before serving, to preserve the freshness. By the way as I said,this goes really well with most main meals and even sides. I'm talking hummus, baba ghanoush, muhammara etc.

Quinoa is one of my favorite grains. Technically, it’s a seed, but is often thought of as a grain. It is slightly higher in protein content than other grains. Quinoa contains all nine essential amino acids, making it a complete protein. Do let me know if you try this salad. Drop me a comment down below or on social media. You can also email me. 🙂

Vegetable and Herby Citrus Quinoa Salad

Vegetable and Herby Citrus Quinoa Salad - A simple and fresh quinoa salad that is Zesty, Zingy, Citrussy (basically lemony) and Herby.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Course Lunch

Cuisine English

Ingredients

Salad

200 g Quinoa Cooked in Chicken or Veg Stock
½ large Cucumber diced
125 g Baby Plum Tomatoes diced
½ Red Pepper diced
½ Yellow Pepper diced
¼ Red Onion diced
3 tablespoon Coriander Leaves chopped finely
2 Mint Leaves chopped
3 tablespoon Mixed Seeds lightly toasted in a dry pan

Dressing

1 Lemon Juice and Zest of
1 Lime Juice and Zest of
60 ml Olive Oil
1 clove Garlic crushed
Salt and Pepper

Instructions

Combine the salad ingredients in a large bowl and mix through using a large spoon.
Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl and whisk together.
Add the dressing to the salad and mix together.