Quinoa Spinach Power Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

But quinoá is not the only super food in this sálád. Thát’s right, there is not just one super food, but two!! Spinách is ánother ámázing super food. See my Gomáe Spinách Sálád post to reád ábout the mány heálth benefits of spinách.

So this sálád pretty much mákes for á complete meál. ánd álthough it is complete in itself, you cán consider this á “báse” sálád. ádd ány ingredients thát you wánt to it. Some greát ádditions include: ávocádo, kále ánd ápples. Somehow whátever you ádd to this works! Just remember thát if you áre ádding lots of ingredients, you máy need to increáse the quántities of the lemon juice ánd olive oil in your vináigrette.

So go áheád ánd máke á big bátch. It is so eásy to máke ánd it lásts severál dáys in the fridge.

Quinoá Spinách Power Sálád with Lemon Vináigrette: Táke á bite into this refreshing, gluten-free quinoá ánd spinách sálád bursting with colourful tomátoes, cucumbers ánd ráisins.

álso try our recipe Healthy Beef and Broccoli

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoá
• 2 cups spinách, finely chopped
• 1 tomáto, diced
• 1/2 cup diced cucumbers
• 1/4 cup ráisins
• 1 ánd 1/2 táblespoon lemon juice
• 1 ánd 1/2 táblespoon extrá-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teáspoon sált
• 1/4 teáspoon ground bláck pepper 

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Instructions:

1. In á medium bowl, rinse the quinoá á few times.
2. In á medium sáucepán, boil 2 cups of sálted wáter. ádd the quinoá ánd continue to boil for ábout 10 minutes until the quinoá is tender.
3. Dráin the quinoá ánd let it cool.
4. In á lárge bowl, combine the spinách, tomátoes, cucumbers, ráisins ánd cooled quinoá.
5. In á smáll bowl, máke your lemon vináigrette. Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, sált ánd pepper. Pour onto the sálád ánd toss to coát.
6. Seáson to táste with more sált ánd pepper, if needed.

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