Our favorite nutty quinoa salad recipe is packed with superfoods. It can be made vegan, is easy to make, and tastes incredible. We have friends who don’t typically like quinoa who love this easy salad. This will become your new go-to salad, we are sure of it.This Quinoa Salad is colourful, fresh and super filling as it’s packed with protein and fibre.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Serves: 4 or 6 as a side
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup quinoa (any colour will work)
4 spring onions, finely sliced or a small red onion, finely diced
1 small red capsicum, finely diced
2 cups kale, shredded
2 medium carrots, grated (approx 1½ cups)
½ bunch coriander, chopped
½ bunch mint, chopped
¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted
¼ cup sunflower seeds, toasted
¼ cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
¼ cup almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
¼ cup cashews, toasted and roughly chopped
pomegranate seeds for garnish, optional