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Or as my niece and nephews would say…”Thai’d up Med Salad“

  • Quinoa Salad with Thai Dressing

Disclaimer Alert – this salad is addictive!
Since I first made this salad…”M” asks me everyday…”Can we having quinoa salad for lunch today?” Yes, it is that amazing!

Quinoa Salad with Thai Dressing
Delicious!!

Quinoa Salad with Thai Dressing

Gail Pearce Elegant-Entertaining
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine #Canadian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

Salad Dressing

  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce (I use wheat free Tamari)
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seed oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Salad

  • 2 cups cooked quinoa (I use red quinoa)
  • 2 cups cannellini beans (if you are using dry, then soak and cook them)
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup cucumber, chopped
  • 2 green scallions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup black olives, chopped
  • 1/2 cup artichoke hearts chopped, I use the marinated ones
  • 1 Jalepeno, chopped finely
  • 1 cup sliced almonds

Instructions
 

Cook Quinoa

  • Put one cup of quinoa and 1 and 1/2 cups of water in a medium size saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Take off heat and let stand for five minutes.
  • Cook cannellini beans if you are using dry beans.

Prepare Dressing

  • Add all the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and stir mixture until smooth and creamy.
  • Set aside.

Salad

  • Chop all the salad ingredients.
  • In a large bowl add all the salad ingredients and mix.
  • Toss with dressing.
  • Add almonds on top.
Keyword #quinoa, #salad, #thai, cannellinibeans
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