How To Make Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach and Quinoa Salad
Enjoy the fresh, Mediterranean flavors of this quinoa salad, made with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, dressed in lemon juice, olive oil, and pepper flakes.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Salad:
- 1cupquinoa,rinsed in a fine-mesh colander
- ⅓cupoil-packed sun-dried tomatoes,drained and chopped
- 2cupsfresh spinach,or arugula, roughly chopped
- ⅓cupalmonds,sliced
- ¼tspolive oil
- salt,to taste
For Lemon Dressing:
- 2tbspolive oil
- 2tbsplemon juice
- 2garlic cloves,pressed or minced
- 1tspDijon mustard
- ½tspsalt
- pinchred pepper flakes
- freshly ground black pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Combine the rinsed quinoa and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then decrease the heat to maintain a gentle simmer.
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Cook for about 15 minutes until the quinoa has absorbed all of the water. reducing heat as time goes on to maintain a gentle simmer.
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Remove from heat, cover, and let the quinoa rest for 5 minutes to fluff up.
Lemon Dressing:
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Meanwhile, to prepare the dressing. Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt, and red pepper flakes. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper.
To Assemble:
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Toast the almonds by warming ¼ teaspoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the almonds and a dash of salt and cook, stirring frequently to not burn, until they are golden and fragrant.
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Transfer the toasted almonds to a medium-sized serving bowl to cool.
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Once the quinoa is done cooking, fluff it with a fork and then transfer it into a serving bowl. Drizzle all of the dressing on top and toss to combine.
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Add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and wait a few more minutes to add the spinach so it doesn’t wilt completely. Toss again, season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if necessary, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 315.92kcal
- Fat: 16.99g
- Saturated Fat: 1.92g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.40g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.84g
- Carbohydrates: 33.80g
- Fiber: 5.50g
- Sugar: 0.80g
- Protein: 9.61g
- Sodium: 223.90mg
- Calcium: 76.61mg
- Potassium: 573.51mg
- Iron: 3.16mg
- Vitamin A: 76.78µg
- Vitamin C: 16.97mg
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