Perfect strawberry Quinoa spinach Salad
This recipe for quinoa summer salad is vegan, healthy, easy, delicious filled with plant base protein and basically everything you will want to eat during the whole summer.
6 people
Calories: 239kcal
Ingredients
Quinoa
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 ¾ cup water
Salad
- 4 handfuls of chopped spinach
- 1 cup diced strawberries
- 1 avocado cubes
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 6 leaves of basil
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put the quinoa and water in a pot with a lid over low heat. When there is very little water on the edges of the pot, turn it off and leave it covered. Leave it aside.
- While there is the quinoa. In a bowl or bottle put the ingredients of the dressing, vinegar, salt and olive oil. Mix and taste, make it rich. Leave it aside.
- When the quinoa is done, fluff with a fork until it is completely loose and cold.
- Put it in a large bowl and mix with the spinach. Add dressing and mix.
- Put the strawberries, the avocado and the pine nuts and mix very carefully not to beat.
- Finish with basil leaves.
Notes
If the balsamic vinegar you use is very sweet, add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the dressing.
On my Instagram page you will find a very similar version of this salad.
This salad is best when eaten on the same day; it doesn't store well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 99IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg