Name: Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit and Avocado Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 oz baby spinach; 2 ruby red grapefruits; 1 Haas avocados; 1 cup quinoa; For Citrus Vinaigrette:; 1½ tbsp olive oil; 1½ tbsp champagne vinegar; 2 tbsp shallots; salt and pepper; 3 grapefruit juice

Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit and Avocado Recipe

How To Make Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit and Avocado

Relish a refreshing vegetarian meal with this quinoa salad tossed with avocados and spinach. It’s dressed with a vinaigrette made with grapefruit juice.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4ozbaby spinach
2ruby red grapefruits,peeled and fruit separated, reserve 3 slices
1haas avocados,diced
1cupquinoa,cooked ⅓ cup dry

For Citrus Vinaigrette:

1½tbspolive oil
1½tbspchampagne vinegar
2tbspshallots,chopped
salt and pepper,to taste
3grapefruit juice,from reserved slices of grapefruit

Instructions

Rinse quinoa well under cold water and cook according to package directions. Drain and let it cool.
Peel the skin and white membrane off the grapefruit and separate the pieces.
Reserve three grapefruit slices for the vinaigrette and squeeze the juice. Set aside.
Cut up the remaining grapefruit into small pieces for the salad.
In a medium bowl, whisk the olive oil, grapefruit juice (from 3 slices of grapefruit), vinegar, chopped shallots, salt, and pepper.
In a large bowl, toss spinach, quinoa, avocado, grapefruit, and vinaigrette.
Divide between four plates.