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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Q is for Quinoa

This Asian Quinoa Salad is a healthy, delicious way to Eat a Rainbow.  


Asian Quinoa Salad

Q is for Quinoa....

We are working our way through the alphabet this year, one letter every other Wednesday, making a recipe that either starts with the letter or contains a main ingredient that begins with the letter.  This week's letter is Q.

Let's see what everyone brought to the table today......



Asian Quinoa Salad

I served this salad as a side to sticky chicken.  Stay tuned for that recipe but this salad is delicious and filling enough to serve as a vegan main course.


Salads, Vegetable Sides, Quinoa
Salads
Asian
Yield: 4 main course or 8 side courses
Author: Wendy Klik
Asian Quinoa Salad

Asian Quinoa Salad

This Asian Quinoa Salad is a healthy, delicious way to Eat a Rainbow.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min

Ingredients

  • 1 c. quinoa
  • 2 c. water
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 c. chopped red cabbage
  • 1 c. frozen, shelled edamame, thawed
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1 cucumber, seeded and diced
  • 1/4 c. soy sauce
  • 1 T. sesame oil
  • 1 T. seasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 1 scallion, white and light green part, minced
  • 1 T. sesame seeds
  • 1/4 t. ginger paste
  • pinch of crused red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. Combine the quinoa with the water and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Let cook for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low and simmer until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
  2. Fluff the quinoa with a fork and place into a large bowl with the cabbage, edamame, red bell pepper, carrots, and cucumber.
  3. Whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, scallion, sesame seeds, ginger and crushed red pepper.
  4. Pour over the quinoa mixture and toss to coat.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe found at Two Peas & Their Pod

Nutrition Facts

Calories

285.73

Fat (grams)

8.75 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

1 g

Carbs (grams)

40.35 g

Fiber (grams)

7.01 g

Net carbs

33.35 g

Sugar (grams)

5.18 g

Protein (grams)

12.68 g

Sodium (milligrams)

848.25 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

0 mg

18 comments:

  1. Another yummy meatless meal to try!

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  2. So much goodness in this bowl! I love all of the colors.

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  3. What? NO QUICHE?
    best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. I know, I really expected at least one quiche for this event.

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  4. A wonderful, healthy, salad & more so over love it since it has quinoa!

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  5. Loving all the colors and textures in this one! I need to find ginger paste, never seen it before.

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    1. You can use fresh minced ginger. I buy the Gourmet Garden ginger paste (fresh produce aisle by the herbs) because it is so much easier to use.

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  6. A wonderful way to enjoy quinoa with all those far east flavours. Easily can be enjoyed as a light meal on its own.

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  7. Another beautiful looking quinoa dish to try. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. One more reason I need to put quinoa on my market list! Sounds fabulous...especially with sticky chicken!!!

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  9. Yum! I am thinking to make a salad for lunch today and this is a perfect and a flavorful one to make.

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