Das ist gesund Quinoa-Spinat-Salat with juicy tomatoes, crunchy almonds, and tangy lemon dressing. This is the best 30-minute plant-based salad recipe for a light lunch or summer BBQ. This quinoa salad recipe is also gluten-free, vegan, and dairy-free.
A quinoa salad is a healthy gluten-free salad made of cooked quinoa and raw vegetables. Quinoa is high in plant-based proteins and fiber, making it a healthy grain for fulfilling, low Glycemic Index salads and perfect for diabetic lunches as an alternative to my Veganer Couscous-Salat, Veganer Taco-Salatden Veganer Soba-Nudelsalat.
You use quinoa in salads like you will use any other grains like pasta or rice. First, cook the quinoa, following my quinoa cooking instructions below. Then, cool down the quinoa and add the lukewarm or cold quinoa into the remaining ingredients from the salad to create a high-protein salad recipe.
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Quinoa-Spinat-Salat
Inhaltsstoffe
Cook quinoa
- ¾ Tasse Ungekochter Quinoa - equivalent to 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 ½ Tasse Kaltes Wasser - to cook quinoa
- ¼ Teelöffel Salz
Salat
- 3 Tassen Baby Spinat - grob gehackt
- 1 Tasse Kirschtomate - in Viertel schneiden
- ½ Tasse Gurken - diced, skin on
- 3 Esslöffel Mandeln - gehackt
Zitronendressing
- 3 Esslöffel Zitronensaft - Frisch gepresst
- 3 Esslöffel Natives Olivenöl extra
- 1 Teelöffel Dijon Senf
- ¼ Teelöffel Salz
- ¼ Teelöffel PEPPER
- ¼ Tasse Italian Flat Parsley - fein gehackt
- ¼ Teelöffel Knoblauchpulver - skip if low FODMAP
Anleitungen
Cook quinoa for salad
- First, rinse the quinoa in a sieve under cold water. This removes the bitterness of the grain.
- Add the quinoa into a large saucepan with 1 1/2 cup of cold water. Cover the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Decrease the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until quinoa has absorbed most of the water – between 10 to 15 minutes. Check and test. Some quinoa cooks faster than others.
- Remove the pot from heat, keep the lid on and let the quinoa steam for 5 minutes.
- Remove the lid and fluff quinoa with a fork. If liquid remains in the saucepan, drain the quinoa over a sieve.
- Season quinoa with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper if you like, and let it cool down while preparing the salad.
Salat
- Roughly chop the baby spinach leaves, cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters, dice the cucumber, skin on, and chop almonds roughly.
- In a large salad bowl, add chopped baby spinach, quinoa at room temperature or cold, chopped tomatoes, cucumber, and chopped almonds.
- Stir the ingredients together and set them aside in the fridge while preparing the lemon dressing.
Zitronendressing
- In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, olive oil, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir in chopped parsley.
- Stir the dressing evenly into the salad to make sure all the ingredients are covered and flavored with the lemon dressing. If you intend to serve a single serving of salad, serve the dressing on the side and drizzle it individually on each plate.
Lagerung
- Store up to 3 days in a sealed container in the fridge, if not seasoned with dressing. Store for up to 24 hours in the fridge if the dressing has been added. Store the dressing in a sealed glass mason jar in the fridge.
Ernährung
Zutaten und Substitutionen
First, gather all the ingredients you need to make this easy quinoa spinach salad:
- Quinoa Salat – Cook your quinoa following the instructions provided on your brand packaging, my detailed guide on how to cook quinoa, or the instructions provided in the recipe card below. You can use leftover cooked quinoa as well. The recipe provides both uncooked and cooked quinoa amounts.
- Babyspinatblätter – Or arugula.
- Tomaten – Or cherry tomatoes for a sweeter taste.
- Gurken – Skin on, diced.
- Mandeln – Roughly chopped. You can use any nuts and seeds you love, like pine nuts, walnuts, or pecans.
This vegan quinoa salad is delicious with its lemon dressing.
- Natives Olivenöl extra – That’s the best low saturated fat for salads with a lovely flavor. You can also use avocado oil if preferred.
- Zitronensaft – Either fresh or bottled. You can also use lime juice.
- Dijon Senf – or American mustard. but this won’t bring as much zing.
- Salt and Pepper - schmecken
- Italian Flat Parsley – Finely chopped. Other herbs that go well in this vegan quinoa salad recipe are cilantro and mint.
- Knoblauchpulver – Optional, don’t add for low FODMAP.
Serviervorschläge
This spinach and quinoa salad is a fulfilling lunch on its own for a light summer lunch:
- Proteine – Quinoa is a complete pflanzliches Protein as it contains all the essential amino acids you need on a vegan diet.
- Gesunde Fette – Olive oil and almonds add a great balance of omega 3 and omega 6 fats. Both are important fat for cell membranes and inflammatory responses.
- Fibers, Vitamins, and Nutrients – Baby spinach, tomatoes, and cucumber add all the 3 essentials to make this veganer Salat abgeschlossen.
This quinoa salad is also a great side dish to bring to summer BBQ and matches very well any grilled plant-based meat, tofu steak, and more!
Rezeptvariationen
This spinach quinoa salad recipe is naturally low FODMAP, so it doesn’t use onion, garlic, or dried fruits in the salad or dressing. However, feel free to add some of the toppings below to this quinoa and spinach salad:
- Getrocknete Früchte – Cranberries go very well with spinach and quinoa.
- Red Onion – Finely chopped.
- Red Pepper – Fein gewürfelt.
- Avocado – Diced.
More Salad Recipes
Below I listed a few more vegan salad recipes for you to try and serve as a light lunch or vegan side dish.
I made this for dinner last night. It was very good and I’ll add it to my list of regular recipes. Perfect for the hot summer weather. I added a little red onion and bits of avocado. I also added the remains of a package of spring salad mix. I recommend!
Can you tell me how to make this WFPB with no oil? The fat adds up to most of the calories!!
In any salad dressing you can swap oil for yogurt to avoid oil
Enjoyed the Quinoa Spanish salad, especially the Lemon dressing. Easy to prep and prepare. Just right for a hot summer lunch.