Strawberry Crunchy Quinoa Salad
Strawberry Crunchy Quinoa Salad is a vibrant salad perfect for lunch or dinner! It's tossed in an easy lemon vinaigrette and herbs.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 6-8 oz. baby lettuce greens thinly chopped
- 1 small fennel bulb thinly sliced, fronds reserved, outer layer discarded
- ½ large English cucumber thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves thinly sliced
- 1 avocado small pieces
- 7 oz. sugar snap peas thinly sliced on a bias (optional, kitniyot)
- 5-6 large Strawberries Sliced into petite wedges
- Sliced toasted almonds as desired
- 7 oz feta cheese crumbled
- crunchy quinoa as much as desired, see attached recipe in notes
For the dressing:
- 3 tb fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 6 tb extra virgin olive oil
- 3 teaspoons honey
- good pinch Kosher salt
- 3 few cracks freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake well until emulsified. Set aside.
- In a very large bowl, combine all salad ingredients except for the crunchy quinoa and toss well to combine.
- Right before serving, toss the crunchy quinoa through the salad. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss for one minute until the dressing has worked its way through the salad.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Here is my recipe for Crispy Quinoa !