Summer Quinoa and Veggies Salad with Honey-Shallot Vinaigrette
Yield: 6 servings
Fresh dishes like this Summer Quinoa and Veggies Salad with Honey-Shallot Vinaigrette are what summer’s all about!
Ingredients
for the honey-shallot vinaigrette:
- ½ c. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ c. rice vinegar
- 2 T. honey
- ½ c. minced shallots
- ¼ tsp. kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ⅔ c. olive oil
for the salad:
- 1 c. uncooked red quinoa
- 2 c. chopped English cucumber
- 2 c. halved grape tomatoes
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper chopped
- raw kernels cut from 2 large ears of sweet corn
- 3 green onions chopped
- ¼ c. fresh chopped parsley
- ¼ c. fresh chopped mint
- 1 bag Dole® Spring Mix and Baby Spinach Blend or your own favorite Dole greens
Instructions
for the honey-shallot vinaigrette:
- In a small bowl or medium sized canning jar, combine lemon juice, rice vinegar, honey, shallots, salt, and pepper. Let sit while preparing the rest of the salad.
- When ready to incorporate into the salad, add the olive oil to the vinaigrette mixture. Cover and shake to combine.
for the salad:
- Prepare quinoa according to package directions. Allow quinoa to cool completely.
- In a large bowl, fold together cooked and cooled quinoa, cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, sweet corn, green onions. Drizzle about ¾ cup of the honey-shallot vinaigrette over the salad mixture and fold to combine. Then fold in the parsley and mint.
- On a medium to large platter or plate, place a layer of the Spring Mix and Baby Spinach Blend. Spoon salad mixture over the greens, leaving a border of greens around the edge of the platter. Sprinkle with additional black pepper and freshly cut parsley and mint if desired.
Notes
from a farmgirl’s dabbles
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 373kcal Carbohydrates: 35g Protein: 4g Fat: 25g Saturated Fat: 4g Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g Sodium: 127mg Fiber: 4g Sugar: 16g
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