Heirloom Berry Quinoa Salad
Servings: 4
This berry quinoa salad recipe is perfection. It's easy, lasts for days so you can continue to enjoy it for lunch and it wont heat up your whole house. Plus, the berries are what really sell me.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cup Quinoa
- 1 1/2 Cup Strawberries chopped
- 1 1/2 Cup Heirloom tomatoes chopped
- 1 1/4 Cup Marinated Mozzarella we buy the tub from Costco
- Salt to taste
Dressing
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil We use the olive oil with the mozzarella
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
- pinch Salt
Instructions
For the Dressing
- whisk all ingredients together
For the salad
- Cook the quinoa according to instructions.
- Toss all ingredients together and drizzle with dressing
Notes
The key to this salad is salt. The dressing is super easy and has a light, summery flavor, the mozzarella is already marinated and the rest adds great flavor and variety, but an under seasoned quinoa is bland, really bland. I'd say that many of the quinoa salads I've tried are under seasoned unless it's at a restaurant. Which I get, it's scary to add salt because you don't want to over do it, but just add a little at a time until it's flavorful.
Store left overs in the refrigerator for 3-4 days
Nutrition Facts
Heirloom Berry Quinoa Salad
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 289
Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 514mg15%
Carbohydrates 41g14%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 465IU9%
Vitamin C 41mg50%
Calcium 39mg4%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.