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Quinoa Salad with Avocado, Cherry Tomatoes and Feta

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This quinoa salad with avocado, cherry tomatoes and feta is a healthy, fresh salad that is light, flavorful and filling.

Ingredients

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  • Salad
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa (Cook as per package instructions)
  • 1 avocado – diced
  • 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes – sliced in half or quarters
  • 2 oz feta cheese – diced
  • 4 cups baby spinach – roughly chopped
  • 2 tbs red onion – minced
  • 1/2 cup of walnuts
  • Dressing
  • 4 tbs olive oil
  • 2 tbs white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 8 twists of pepper from a pepper mill
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Cook quinoa as per package instructions. Let cool slightly when done.
  2. Roughly chop spinach and add to a large bowl.
  3. Dice avocado into a medium dice and add to the bowl.
  4. Slice cherry tomatoes into half or quarters (depending on size) and add to the bowl.
  5. Dice feta cheese and add to the bowl.
  6. Mince red onion and add to the bowl.
  7. Add cooked quinoa and walnuts to the bowl.
  8. Whisk olive oil, white wine vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, black pepper and salt together.
  9. Toss salad with dressing and serve.

Notes

1. Make sure to rinse your quinoa before you cook it.
2. After cooking the quinoa, drain off any left over liquid using a fine mesh sieve.
2. The easiest way to cool your quinoa quickly is to spread it out onto a baking sheet.
3. Give your spinach a rough chop, this make it much easier to eat.

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