Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, quinoa citrus salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Quinoa Citrus Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Quinoa Citrus Salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Pour in about half of the cilantro lime vinaigrette and gently toss. Make salad: Cook quinoa according to package directions. Position a rack in top third of oven and preheat broiler to high. Spread cooked quinoa on a rimmed baking sheet.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have quinoa citrus salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Get Red / White Quinoa
- Get Water
- Prepare Extra virgin olive oil
- Take Large Limes
- Prepare Large Lemon
- Take Curly Parsley
- Get Green Onions
- Prepare Yellow Bell Pepper
- Get Red Bell Pepper
- Prepare Orange Bell Pepper
- Take Fat Free Feta Cheese
- Get Myzithra Cheese
- Get Salt
Just toss everything together in a large bowl — cooked quinoa, raw spinach, dried cranberries, and shaved almonds. For the vinaigrette, mix in a small bowl with the balsamic vinegar, Dijon, and orange or mandarin juice, then add it onto the salad. Season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Quinoa salad with cranberries and avocado is perfect tossed with sweet-tart citrus vinaigrette.
Steps to make Quinoa Citrus Salad:
- Start by soaking your Quinoa for about 15-30 minutes. Then rinse it thoroughly. At least 5-6 times to get all the particulate out. Get all your ingredients out so you can prep them while your quinoa cooks then cools.
- Add quinoa to water and bring to a boil. Be sure to cover. Once its boiling turn down to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is gone. You want it to be firm not mushy (it should have a little pop when you bite into it.). Then spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool.
- De-vein and small dice the bell peppers. Mince parsley, and slice the green onions.
- Zest the lemon and limes then juice. This can be done on the still warm quinoa.
- Shred and crumble cheeses.
- Make sure quinoa is cool, put in a large bowl then add olive oil, peppers, onions, parsley, cheeses. Mix together with a fork so as not to damage (mash) the quinoa. Salt to taste. Be careful not to over salt. Myzithra is a salty cheese.
- Eat as it is. Make lettuce wraps. Get creative and enjoy!
Season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Quinoa salad with cranberries and avocado is perfect tossed with sweet-tart citrus vinaigrette. Y'all, I am addicted to this flavor-packed quinoa salad! Sweet dried cranberries and creamy avocado are perfect paired with earthy quinoa. And the citrus vinaigrette is the perfect punch to tie it all together.
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