Quinoa Salad With Balsamic Dressing (Gluten-Free)

Tan bowl with veggie and quinoa salad in it and bright bell peppers behind it.

Quinoa Salad With Balsamic Dressing (Gluten-Free)

Drizzled with a tangy balsamic dressing and packed with plant-based protein, this quinoa salad recipe, makes for a delicious side dish or potluck recipe!

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Chilling and cooling 4

Total Time 4 30

Servings servings

Calories 447kcal

Author Shelby Stover

Equipment

Large mixing bowl

Ingredients

2 cups quinoa cooked and cooled
1 yellow pepper
1 red pepper
14 asparagus
1 cup cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Dressing Ingredients
⅛ cup olive oil
5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
5 tablespoons mustard dijon or bold

Instructions

Cook quinoa according to package directions if you haven't done so already. Pop into the fridge.
Cut the peppers into quarters and prep the asparagus. In a large bowl combine veggies.
Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper. Pour it over the vegetables.
Grill the veggies on the bbq for 8-10 minutes or until just cooked.
Let the veggies cool, then cut into bite size pieces but leave tomatoes intact.
Mix the veggies into the quinoa.
Whisk together the dressing ingredients and pour over the quinoa salad. Toss until fully combined.
Chill the quinoa salad the fridge at least one four hours or until ready to serve.

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Notes

If you don't have cooked quinoa, you'll need to chill it after it cooks before adding the remaining ingredients.

Chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces so that there are lots of them throughout the whole salad.

The quinoa salad with vegetables needs to chill for at least 2 hours in the fridge for the flavors to set, but overnight is best.

Store leftover quinoa salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Give it a stir before serving it again.

This quinoa salad recipe makes four large servings or five smaller ones. It says to be chilled but a fun secret is that it's actually really great warm too!

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