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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 6
Calories 268kcal
Author Alkaline Recipes

Ingredients

Quinoa Salad

  • 1 cup organic quinoa
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cups artichokes
  • ½ cup green onions
  • 2 tablespoon sweet jalapeno

Lemon Mint Dressing

  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoon fresh mint

Garnish

  • 2 tablespoon green onions
  • 2 tablespoon fresh mint
  • 2 tablespoon 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 268kcal