Name: Lemon Garlic Mint Quinoa Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup organic quinoa; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 2 cups artichokes; 1/2 cup green onions, sliced; 2 tbsp sweet jalapeno; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp fresh mint; 2 tbsp green onions; 2 tbsp fresh mint; 2 tbsp toasted pecans

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Lemon Garlic Mint Quinoa Salad. It is spring, and time to make some light and fresh food that is also super nutritious. To make this quinoa salad, you only need 5 ingredients, (dressing also requires 5 ingredients) which makes it even more awesome. The quinoa is packed with protein and fiber, and the vegetables and dressing give it a minty, tangy kick that will make you come back for more. This salad is vegan, gluten free and dairy free.

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Lemon Garlic Mint Quinoa Salad

Fresh and light, this salad is ready in less than 30 minutes and only requires 5 ingredients.

Course Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword 30minutes, dairyfree, glutenfree, lemonmint, lunch, quinoa, salad, vegan, vegetarian

Diet Category Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, diary free

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

Calories 268kcal

Author greenschemetv

Ingredients

Quinoa Salad

1 cup organic quinoa
1 cup cherry tomatoes
2 cups artichokes
1/2 cup green onions, sliced
2 tbsp sweet jalapeno

Lemon Mint Dressing

1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp fresh mint

Garnish

2 tbsp green onions
2 tbsp fresh mint
2 tbsp toasted pecans

Instructions

Quinoa Salad

Rinse quinoa. Add 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water to Instant Pot. Cook on high pressure for 1 minute. Let pressure release for 10 minutes. If you are not cooking with an Instant Pot, cook quinoa according to package directions.
Add tomatoes, jalapenos, green onions and artichokes to bowl and mix well. Add cooled quinoa to bowl and add dressing when salad is ready to serve.
Garnish with mint, green onions and toasted pecans.

Lemon Mint Salad Dressing

Add all ingredients to high speed blender and blend until smooth. Drizzle dressing on salad when you are ready to serve so that it does not get soggy.