Asian Quinoa Salad {Kid Friendly}

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This healthy Asian Quinoa Salad is filled with colorful vegetables and finished with a simple Asian dressing. This easy Quinoa salad is great for lunch or dinner and can be made in advance.

Good, Yet Good For You

I’m kind of obsessed with quinoa salads. I can’t get enough. Quinoa is a great source of protein and makes a great hearty, healthy, and delicious salad!

Last week, I was in the mood for a quinoa salad, but wanted to try something new, so I mixed up an Asian Quinoa Salad and my oh my it’s amazing! This one tops the charts! You’ve gotta try it!

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Quinoa & Edamame Salad

I love this salad because it’s tasty and healthy, but I also love it because it’s pretty! I love all of the bright colors. The salad has:

• red cabbage
• edamame
• carrots
• red pepper
• cucumbers
• cilantro

Eating the rainbow has never been so delicious! And if you need to clean out your vegetable drawer, feel free to throw in other veggies too! This salad is flexible.

Asian Quinoa Salad Dressing

I made a simple ginger soy dressing with sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, green onion, and sesame seeds. This easy dressing gives the salad a ton of flavor and it is easy to whisk up.

Note, if you need the salad to be gluten-free make sure you use Tamari instead of soy sauce because not all soy sauce is gluten-free.

Quinoa Salad For All Occasions

This Asian Quinoa Salad is fresh, light, and perfect for a simple lunch or dinner. It can be made in advance, which makes it a great meal prep salad. Just don’t dress the salad until you are ready to eat.

This salad is great for entertaining because it can be made in advance and it’s gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian. I love having options for all of guests. And our little pea loved this salad too! Caleb kept picking out edamame and yelling “Ed-mommy!” This salad was a hit with the entire family.

If you are looking for a new way to cook up quinoa, try this Asian Quinoa Salad. It is my new favorite and I think you will like it too!

How To Make Asian Quinoa Salad

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Asian Quinoa Salad Recipe

This bright and healthy Asian Quinoa Salad is great for an easy lunch or dinner. It is also great to take to parties! It is always a hit!

Yield: Serves 4

Prep Time:10 minutes

Cook Time:20 minutes

Total Time:30 minutes

Ingredients:

For the Salad:

• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped red cabbage
• 1 cup shelled and cooked edamame
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup diced cucumber

For the dressing:

• 1/4 cup lite soy sauce or tamari sauce (low sodium)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• Salt and black pepper, to taste (taste before adding salt, you might not need any)

Directions:

1. Add water, quinoa, and salt to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
2. Place the quinoa in a large bowl and add the cabbage, edamame, red pepper, carrots, and cucumber. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, green onions, cilantro, sesame seeds, ginger, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
4. Pour the dressing over the quinoa salad and stir to combine.

Note-Make sure you use tamari for a gluten-free salad, not all soy sauce is gluten-free. This salad is good served at room temperature or chilled.

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