Este sănătos Salată de quinoa și spanac 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 Vegan Couscous Salad, Vegan Taco Salad, Vegan Soba Noodle Salad.
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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Salată de quinoa și spanac
Ingrediente
Gatiti quinoa
- ¾ ceaşcă Quinoa nefierte - equivalent to 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 ½ ceaşcă Apă rece - to cook quinoa
- ¼ linguriță Sare
Salată
- 3 cupe Spanac pentru copii - aproximativ tocat
- 1 ceaşcă Cherry Tomato - tăiat în sferturi
- ½ ceaşcă Castravete - diced, skin on
- 3 linguri Migdale - tocat
Dressing cu lămâie
- 3 linguri Suc de lămâie - proaspat stors
- 3 linguri Ulei de măsline extra virgin
- 1 linguriță Mustar Dijon
- ¼ linguriță Sare
- ¼ linguriță Piper
- ¼ ceaşcă Italian Flat Parsley - mărunțită fin
- ¼ linguriță Praf de usturoi - skip if low FODMAP
Instrucțiuni
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.
Salată
- 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.
Dressing cu lămâie
- 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.
Stocare
- 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.
Nutriţie
Ingrediente și înlocuiri
First, gather all the ingredients you need to make this easy quinoa spinach salad:
- Quinoa – Cook your quinoa following the instructions provided on your brand packaging, my detailed guide on cum să gătești 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.
- Baby Spinach Leaves – Or arugula.
- roșii – Or cherry tomatoes for a sweeter taste.
- Castravete – Skin on, diced.
- Migdale – 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.
- Ulei de măsline extra virgin – That’s the best low saturated fat for salads with a lovely flavor. You can also use avocado oil if preferred.
- Suc de lămâie – Either fresh or bottled. You can also use lime juice.
- Mustar Dijon – or American mustard. but this won’t bring as much zing.
- Sare și piper – după gust
- Italian Flat Parsley – Finely chopped. Other herbs that go well in this vegan quinoa salad recipe are cilantro and mint.
- Praf de usturoi – Optional, don’t add for low FODMAP.
Sugestii de difuzare
This spinach and quinoa salad is a fulfilling lunch on its own for a light summer lunch:
- Proteină – Quinoa is a complete proteine pe bază de plante as it contains all the essential amino acids you need on a vegan diet.
- Sănătoase grăsimi – 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 salata vegana complet.
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!
Variante de rețetă
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:
- Fructe uscate – Cranberries go very well with spinach and quinoa.
- Ceapa rosie – Finely chopped.
- Ardei rosu – Finely diced.
- 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.