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Black Quinoa and Strawberry Salad

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Strawberries, blueberries, avocado and mint make a bright, sweet and juicy summer salad. This Black Quinoa and Strawberry Salad is healthy and vegetarian, makes for the perfect weekday lunch or dinner!

I am so excited to share this strawberry salad recipe with you today! From my last post if you remember a friend of mine had sent me amazingly delicious sweet berries. So I decided to incorporate them in my salad today. You too should order your next batch of berries from them and then you will understand why I have been raving about them! @uvberries

Why Strawberries?

Besides the fact that my friend sent me these delicious berries, Strawberries come with many benefits. Not only containing 110% of the daily value of vitamin c, one serving of strawberries can also provide fibre, potassium and chronic disease fighting antioxidants.

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Salad Dressing

I have made a very simple dressing for this Black Quinoa and Strawberry Salad. I prefer my dressing slightly on the sweeter side so I have added extra honey, but you can adjust the taste accordingly. You can also add feta or goats cheese if you are a cheese person, it is completely optional.

It is a very filling and healthy salad. A perfect summer or spring time salad recipe that can be made ahead of time and is ready within minutes!

You can also try the Greek Watermelon and Cottage Cheese Salad or the Lemon Herb Grilled Chicken Salad if you are a salad person!

Black Quinoa and Strawberry Salad

Recipe by Ishana PassiCourse: Salads, VegetarianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Total time

30

minutes

Strawberries, blueberries, avocado and mint make a bright, sweet and juicy summer salad.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked quinoa

  • 1 cup freshly cut strawberries

  • 1/2 avocado finely sliced

  • 1/2 cup blueberries

  • Dressing
  • juice of 1 lemon

  • 2 tsp honey

  • salt to taste

  • 2 tsp olive oil

  • pepper to taste

  • 1 spoon finely chopped mint leaves

Directions

  • In a large bowl mix all the salad ingredients together and set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the dressing until mixed well.
  • Combine the dressing and the salad and serve chilled.