Quinoa Avocado Spinach Salad
Sprouted quinoa avocado spinach salad is beautiful to look at and easy to make. Healthy, with no processed ingredients, it can be served as dinner or as a side dish.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sprouted quinoa regular quinoa is fine too
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups baby spinach more or less as you prefer
- 1 avocado diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/4 red onion chopped
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 1 medium cucumber chopped (I don't always use it)
- 2-3 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
DRESSING
- 1/4 cup olive or avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, combine 1 cup sprouted or regular quinoa with 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, and cook for 15 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed. Transfer to mixing dish.
- While the quinoa is cooling down, prepare the dressing by whisking all Dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
- To the bowl with quinoa, add the rest of the ingredients except for feta cheese.
- Toss everything well; transfer to serving dish and sprinkle with feta cheese.