Quinoa Salad

By: Manjula Jain

June 22, 2016

Serving : 4 people
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Quinoa Salad

Quinoa salad is a healthy and delicious salad. This bright and colorful salad is also a great summertime recipe. For this particular salad, I made my own homemade dressing with ginger. Ginger gives a refreshing kick to the salad. Quinoa is naturally gluten free and also high in protein.

Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 large romaine lettuce chopped, discard the outside leaves
  • 2 cup arugula
  • 1 cup English cucumber cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 1 medium size tomato diced
  • 1 orange peeled and diced
  • About 1/4 cup feta cheese

Dressing

  • 1 tablespoon vinegar, I am using rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard (rai) powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger juice*

Instructions

  • For dressing: add all the dressing ingredients together mix it well making sure sugar is dissolved. Set aside. * To make ginger juice shred the ginger using fine shredder or zester, and squeeze the juice with fingers.
  • Bring quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until all the water has been absorbed, this will take about 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • In a salad bowl layered all the ingredients, spread the lettuce, arugula, quinoa save about 1/4 cup, then cucumber, tomatoes, and orange. Drizzle the salad dressing, sprinkle the saved quinoa and the last spread the feta cheese.
Quinoa Salad

Quinoa Salad

Quinoa salad is a healthy and delicious salad. This bright and colorful salad is also a great summertime recipe. For this particular salad, I made my own homemade dressing with ginger. Ginger gives a refreshing kick to the salad. Quinoa is naturally gluten free and also high in protein.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 large romaine lettuce chopped, discard the outside leaves
  • 2 cup arugula
  • 1 cup English cucumber cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 1 medium size tomato diced
  • 1 orange peeled and diced
  • About 1/4 cup feta cheese

Dressing

  • 1 tablespoon vinegar, I am using rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard (rai) powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger juice*

Instructions
 

  • For dressing: add all the dressing ingredients together mix it well making sure sugar is dissolved. Set aside. * To make ginger juice shred the ginger using fine shredder or zester, and squeeze the juice with fingers.
  • Bring quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until all the water has been absorbed, this will take about 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • In a salad bowl layered all the ingredients, spread the lettuce, arugula, quinoa save about 1/4 cup, then cucumber, tomatoes, and orange. Drizzle the salad dressing, sprinkle the saved quinoa and the last spread the feta cheese.
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    Sue
    August 15, 2022 at 6:55 am

    What is ginger juice? There is an asterisk after it, but no information. Love your recipes!

    Amara
    February 21, 2020 at 5:40 am

    I can’t wait to try this. Thanks Manjula 🙂

    Celeste
    February 25, 2018 at 1:45 pm

    Thank you! I can’t wait to try this with company coming over this week. And the three feet of snow outside only make it more enticing!

      Manjula Jain
      February 25, 2018 at 9:56 pm

      Celeste, Some time I miss snow, we used to live Michigan.

    Alison Ghany
    May 1, 2017 at 8:49 am

    I love this salad. I keep prepped ingredients separate so I can take it to work. I just put it all together when I’m ready to eat it.

    Komal
    October 30, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Marvelous ingredients and by looking at the image can’t resist myself to give it a try too. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Dia
    October 19, 2016 at 9:23 am

    Whats mustard powder? Can I make it at home? If yes how?

    Also, fresh oranges tend to turn bitter if kept open. So do I need to add it just before serving?

      Manjula Jain
      October 19, 2016 at 11:26 pm

      Dia, yes you can grind the black mustard seeds, yes you can add oranges just before serving.

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