Photo: Anna Pelzer
Quinoa Vegetable Salad
19 ingredients
20 min + 25 min
5 cups
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"This is a wonderful dish - light and very tasty! My four kids (ages 2-7) ate it up and asked for more!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
614
Calories
17g
Protein
19g
Fat
99g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Quinoa | 1 cup cooked (185g) | 222 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Red Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Yellow Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup diced (yellow or purple) onion
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups quinoa
- 3/4 cup diced fresh tomato
- 3/4 cup diced carrots
- 1/2 cup diced yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced cucumber
- 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Directions
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