Learn how to make delicious and healthy Vegetarian Quinoa Salad by following an easy step by step recipe. Serves 1 person. Multiply by number of servings needed.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup white quinoa
- 1 orange
- 1/2 carrot, peeled, chopped
- 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 Tbsp pistachios, roughly chopped
- Pinch of rosemary (optional garnish)
- Lemon wedges (optional garnish)
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup lain Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp tahini
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Place quinoa in sieve and rinse in cold water.
- Combine quinoa and 2 cups water in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until quinoa is fluffy and water has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Chop carrot and pistachios. Slice cherry tomatoes in half and lemon into wedges. Peel and section orange. Set all to side.
- Fluff quinoa with a fork and place into large bowl. Add chopped carrot, cherry tomato halves, orange sections, and chopped pistachios. Toss to combine.
- In a small bowl combine Greek yogurt, tahini, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk until well combined. Drizzle over quinoa salad.
- Serve. Decorate with rosemary sprigs on top and lemon wedges (optional).
