Perfect quinoa spinach strawberry salad with avocado
This recipe for quinoa summer salad is vegan, healthy, easy, delicious filled with plant base protein and basically everything you will want to eat during the whole summer.
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6people
Calories: 239kcal
Ingredients
Quinoa
1cupquinoa
1 ¾cupwater
Dressing
4tablespoonsolive oil
2tablespoonsbalsamic vinegar
1/4teaspoonsalt
Salad
4handfuls of chopped spinach
1cupdiced strawberries
1avocado cubes
1/4cuppine nuts
6leavesof basil
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
Put the quinoa and water in a pot with a lid over low heat. When there is very little water on the edges of the pot, turn it off and leave it covered. Leave it aside.
While there is the quinoa. In a bowl or bottle put the ingredients of the dressing, vinegar, salt and olive oil. Mix and taste, make it rich. Leave it aside.
When the quinoa is done, fluff with a fork until it is completely loose and cold.
Put it in a large bowl and mix with the spinach. Add dressing and mix.
Put the strawberries, the avocado and the pine nuts and mix very carefully not to beat.
Finish with basil leaves.
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Notes
If the balsamic vinegar you use is very sweet add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the dressing.