Red Quinoa & Vegetable Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette (Vegan, Gluten Free)

This easy red quinoa salad is packed with fresh vegetables and a bright lemon vinaigrette. Great to meal prep, make ahead, or batch cook.

I love red quinoa in salads, its definitely one of my favorite grains, so when I do cook it I like to cook it in bulk and have it every day of the week.  The first time I ever had red quinoa was in a salad at the restaurant Le Pain Quotidian, and I loved it so much I went back for it  a bunch of times.  Since there aren’t any Le Pain’s where I live now in New England… I’ve attempted to recreate it myself.  Luckily, all the ingredients are pretty easy to find!

This Red Quinoa Salad Is:

• Bright
• Filling
• Healthy
• Packed with Flavor
• Vegan
• Gluten Free
• Nutritious

Since I’ve learned how to make Perfect Quinoa in the Rice Cooker, Cooking up a big batch of grains is so easy and very meal-prep friendly.  I like to chill the quinoa before serving in the salad, but its  also great warm.

This salad got a huge thumbs up from Brett!  I had enough ingredients to make a few mason jar salads for our lunches during the week, and they make fresh and filling lunch for the office!

How to Make this Red Quinoa Salad:

1. Make sure quinoa is cool before adding to salad – see my recipe for Perfect Quinoa in the Rice Cooker!
2. In a large salad bowl layer the arugula, chickpeas, sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and fresh tomatoes.  Add the red quinoa to the top and dress with a squeeze of lemon.
3. In a pint sized mason jar, add all the dressing ingredients together.  Secure the lid and shake to combine.
4. Pour dressing over salad and serve!
5. If making a mason jar salad layer (in this order): Dressing on the bottom, then chickpeas, fresh tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, arugula, and top with red quinoa.  Secure lid and shake upside down for a minute before serving!

Red Quinoa & Vegetable Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Kelly Jensen

This easy red quinoa salad is packed with fresh vegetables and a bright lemon vinaigrette. Great to meal prep, make ahead, or batch cook.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Lunch, Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 5

Ingredients

  

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For the Red Quinoa Salad

• 2 cups cooked red quinoa
• 4 cups arugula
• 2 cup cooked chickpeas if canned, rinse first
• 2 fresh tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped Artichoke Hearts
• Juice of 1/2 lemon

For the Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing

• 2 lemons juiced
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 1 clove of garlic pressed
• 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

 

• Make sure quinoa is cool before adding to salad - see my recipe for Perfect Quinoa in the Rice Cooker!
• In a large salad bowl layer the arugula, chickpeas, sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and fresh tomatoes. Add the red quinoa to the top and dress with a squeeze of lemon.
• In a pint sized mason jar, add all the dressing ingredients together. Secure the lid and shake to combine.
• Pour dressing over salad and serve!
• If making a mason jar salad layer (in this order): Dressing on the bottom, then chickpeas, fresh tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, arugula, and top with red quinoa. Secure lid and shake upside down for a minute before serving!

Keyword artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, la pain quatodien copycat recipe, Lemon Juice, red quinoa salad, Spinach, sundried tomatoes

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