Vegan Quinoa Salad
Vegan Quinoa Salad is delicious and super easy to make! Comes together in under 20 minutes and is perfect for get togethers, quick lunches, and more!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 173kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
- 1 ½ cups vegetable broth (or water)
- 1 15oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup red cabbage, diced
- 1 cup mini cucumbers, sliced
- 1 cup carrots, shredded or julienned
- ½ cup red onion, diced
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- ⅓ cup green onions, chopped
- ⅓ cup roasted peanuts, chopped
Peanut Dressing (for lighter dressing option see notes)
- ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter (natural preferred)
- 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon agave
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Optional Additions
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ cup vegan feta cheese
- cherry tomatoes, quartered
Instructions
- Cook rinsed quinoa in the vegetable broth according to directions.
- While quinoa is cooking, combine all the ingredients for dressing. Whisk together. Place in fridge to set aside.
- Once quinoa is done, allow it to cool. Pour in ¼ of the dressing and stir together. Add the chickpeas, all the vegetables, peanuts, and remaining dressing and stir to combine again.
- Can be served immediately, but best if let sit in the fridge for at least an hour to cool down and let the flavor come together.
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Notes
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
Lighter Dressing Option
- 3 Tablespoon Lemon Juice (more or less to taste)
- 1 Teaspoon Fresh Ginger - grated
- ½ Teaspoon Garlic - minced (about 2 cloves)
- 2 Tablespoon Soy Sauce or Tamari
- 2 Tablespoon Maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- Salt to Taste
- ¼ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper, optional (more or less to taste)
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 414mg | Potassium: 313mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 720IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1.6mg
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