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This bruschetta salad with quinoa recipe is a bright and refreshing summer salad that is perfect to bring to a barbecue, pot luck, or party. It’s impressive enough for guests, or simple enough to make for a lunch or light dinner.

This easy summer salad is loaded with fresh greens, high protein quinoa, and tossed with delicious bruschetta. This is one fantastic salad you’ll have on repeat all summer long!

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This bruschetta quinoa salad is a big bowl of summer: it’s refreshing, sweet and tangy, and loaded with healthy good-for-you ingredients. I love enjoying a big quinoa salad, especially if it’s meal prep friendly like this salad is.

It’s been a hot one here in New England lately – and I made a big batch of this salad to enjoy for a quick ready to eat lunch during the week. The recipe below is perfect to batch cook, meal prep, and make ahead… so you can cook the quinoa once, and enjoy it for lunches all week long.

This Bruschetta Salad with Quinoa Recipe Is

Bright
Fresh
Satisfying
Hearty
High Protein
Versatile
Vegan, Gluten Free, and Vegetarian!

Meal Prep Summer Salad Recipes For the Win!

This bruschetta quinoa salad is the perfect recipe for healthy homemade meal prep. I am a huge fan of meal prepping, batch cooking, and making recipes ahead. I love the convenience of cooking once and being able to enjoy healthy homemade meals during the week when I don’t have time.

There’s a whole section of TheHerbeevore.com dedicated to my favorite tried & true meal prep recipes. With just a little planning and prep, you can have a week’s worth of recipes ready in the time it would take to make one portion. Just batch cook, divide into individual containers, and place in the fridge or freezer for later! I also made a list of my favorite meal prep products on Amazon that I use weekly. They make cooking easy.

Arugula is a great green to meal prep with. It stays fresh longer (won’t wilt as quickly) than other leafy greens!

What’s In This Vegetarian Quinoa Bruschetta Salad?

Olive Oil: I like to use this fruity olive oil which has a fantastic flavor and deep color- it’s really inexpensive online here, so I keep a few liters stocked up in my pantry.
Garlic
Fresh Tomatoes
Aged Balsamic Vinegar: I use this aged balsamic vinegar glaze because it has a really great flavor and a thick consistency perfect for drizzling on this garlic bread recipe!
Italian Seasoning Blend: usually has thyme, basil, rosemary, parsley, etc. I love this bright and flavorful Italian season mix which brings this amazing dish to life.
Salt & Pepper
Quinoa: I used this fantastic white quinoa, but you can use red or multicolored. You can cook quinoa on the stove top or in the Instant Pot (my preferred method), in the rice cooker. Quinoa is a fantastic addition to salads, soups, or wraps… a healthy plant-based protein you can feel good about eating.
Arugula, or other fresh leafy green!
Green Onions
Chopped Basil

Dietary Modifications for this Salad

This recipe is vegan, vegetarian, and dairy free! It contains no animal products.
This recipe is gluten free, just ensure you use a certified gluten free quinoa which hasn’t been cross-contaminated with wheat.

Easily Grow Fresh Basil on Your Counter All Year Long

We got this great 6-Pod Aerogarden which is fantastic for growing herbs in the winter. We actually got it when we lived in a smaller apartment, but even now that we own an acreage we still use it year-round! I love growing herbs on my countertop like fresh basil, dill, mint, sage, thyme, parsley, and lemon balm.

It uses LED lights and water, so no messy soil needed – you can have fresh herbs at your fingertips any time. I love picking a few springs of parsley to chop on pastas, adding basil leaves to soups, and tossing some dill in with my pasta salads. This Aerogarden is a great gift for anyone who would like fresh herbs… no big kitchen or green thumb required!

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How Do I Make This Tomato Basil Quinoa Salad?

In a large bowl, add all bruschetta ingredients to a bowl and toss well to combine.
To the bruschetta, add the cooked quinoa, arugula, green onion, and basil. Toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed… Mangia!

The Best Salads with Garden Tomatoes

This bruschetta quinoa salad recipe is the perfect way to use those extra garden tomatoes. Throughout the summer our garden is overloaded with all varieties of tomatoes plants all ripening at once. I make this garden fresh bruschetta recipe with my extra tomatoes and a healthy meal is ready in no time.

Enjoy that summer garden bounty with this bright and fresh quinoa salad recipe all summer long. There’s no better way to make quinoa salad than with seasonal produce right out of the garden – if not your garden, then get fresh tomatoes at your local farmer’s market stand.

More Vegetarian Quinoa Recipes You’ll Love!

Simple Lemon Quinoa Salad (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Thai Quinoa Cabbage Salad (Vegan, Gluten Free, Summer Side Dish)

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

Rainbow Quinoa Salad (Vegan, Gluten Free)

& read through my Top 125 Vegan Pantry Staple Ingredients & Recipes that I stock my pantry with!

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Bruschetta Salad with Quinoa

Kelly Jensen

This bruschetta salad with quinoa recipe is a bright and refreshing summer salad that is perfect to bring to a barbecue, pot luck, party, or just enjoy for lunch. It's loaded with fresh greens, high protein quinoa, and tossed with delicious bruschetta.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings

Calories 221 kcal

Ingredients

For the Bruschetta

1/3 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced
8 fresh tomatoes diced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground Tellicherry Black Pepper
1/2 cup basil chopped

For the Quinoa Salad

4 cups cooked quinoa
2 cups arugula
2 green onions chopped
1/2 cup chopped basil

Instructions

In a large bowl, add all bruschetta ingredients to a bowl and toss well to combine.
To the bruschetta, add the cooked quinoa, arugula, green onion, and basil. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed... Mangia!