The Ultimate Summer Quinoa Salad
The favorite salad for the summer is here to offer you taste and a lot of nutrients. Its colors and its coolness will bring you moments of joy, especially in the summer days.
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 100 g tricolor quinoa
- 100 g corn (boiled or canned)
- 20 cherry tomatoes
- 2 cucumbers
- 2 green peppers
- 2 carrots
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 pinch of freshly ground pepper
- 1 vegetable cube
For the Sauce:
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- juice of 2 limes
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
For the Salad:
- Wash the cherry tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and then chop them.
- Wash, peel and chop the carrots.
- Put the quinoa in a colander and rinse it well with warm running water for 5 minutes.
- Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan.
- Once it has melted, add the quinoa and we stir for 1 minute.
- Add 300ml hot water, as well as the salt, pepper, garlic powder and the vegetable cube in the saucepan.
- Close the saucepan with its lid, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes, until the quinoa swells and has a fluffy effect.
For the Sauce:
- Mix the maple syrup, lime juice, apple cider vinegar and salt.
- Stir and pour the sauce over the salad.
- Serve and enjoy!