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Home » Quinoa Salad with Spinach

Quinoa Salad with Spinach

August 1, 2012 By Diane Smith 1 Comment

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Quinoa Salad with Spinach

Quinoa is so easy to cook that I created two dishes out of one cooking. One was a warm mushroom pilaf for dinner guests and the other was this salad with cooked spinach.

I used the leftover mushroom pilaf as the base for the salad and added more plain quinoa and the other ingredients below. I happen to be sensitive to raw spinach – that is my stomach is sensitive – so cooked is better for me.

Quinoa Salad with Spinach

This recipe calls for vegetable broth and while you can buy it at the store, homemade broth is always better. Just make a big batch, then freeze it and use it when you need it. Good vegetable broth is essential to a plant-based lifestyle.

This is a great video that shows how simple it is to make your own broth and keep it on hand. Also as an added tip fresh ground black pepper always works well with spinach. So, if you have a pepper mill I would use it for this dish.

Quinoa Salad with Spinach

Spinach is an excellent source of folic acid, magnesium, potassium, as well as carotenes, vitamin K, vitamin C, and lutein.

However, spinach also has oxalic acid (as do other members of the family – chard, beet greens and several other vegetables.)

Spinach has the most but some of it is lessened by cooking. Oxalic acid is so high in rhubarb leaves that it’s poisonous to us. So, only eat the stalks but don’t let that stop you from eating this nutritious plant.

Quinoa Salad with Spinach

Love quinoa? Here are a few more recipes to try:

  • Quinoa Superfood Salad
  • Mushroom Quinoa Pilaf
  • Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa
  • Oat and Quinoa Hot Cereal
  • Creamy Mushroom Quinoa Soup

Quinoa Salad with Spinach

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Quinoa Salad with Spinach
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4.34 from 21 votes

Quinoa Salad with Spinach

This quinoa salad is an easy-to-make dish perfect for lunch, on-the-go or for a light dinner. Loaded with flavor and vitamins this recipe will be one you want to share with family and friends.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time40 mins
Servings: 6 people

Equipment

  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Non-stick pan
  • Glass Mixing Bowls with Lids

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa uncooked
  • 1 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth or water, (or 1 1/2 cups homemade)
  • 1 bunch spinach washed, stemmed and chopped
  • 1/2 red onion chopped
  • 1 cup frozen artichoke hearts thawed and chopped
  • 1/3 cup walnuts chopped
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 6-8 sun-dried tomatoes soaked and chopped
  • 6 leaves basil chopped

Dressing

  • 1/3 cup lemon
  • 1 Tbl white wine vinegar
  • 1/3 tsp red pepper flakes
  • sea salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions

  • Heat water and/or broth in a pan along with the quinoa to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
  • Add cooked quinoa to a large bowl and let cool for a few minutes.
  • While the quinoa cools, saute the spinach with the water that clings to it when washed. Cook until wilted and tender.
  • Add the chopped onion, artichoke hearts, walnuts, raisins, sun-dried tomatoes, basil to the quinoa and the spinach. Combine well.
  • Dress with the lemon juice, vinegar, salt and pepper and red pepper flakes.

Notes

sea salt not included

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Quinoa Salad with Spinach
Amount per Serving
Calories
276
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
14.3
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
 
1.4
g
9
%
Sodium
 
101
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
 
32.6
g
11
%
Fiber
 
5.8
g
24
%
Sugar
 
6.8
g
8
%
Protein
 
7.4
g
15
%
Vitamin A
 
900
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
 
34.7
mg
42
%
Calcium
 
90
mg
9
%
Iron
 
3.6
mg
20
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Tanisha Bonnette

    January 20, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    If I could give this dish 10 stars I would!!! I make this dish for the entire week for my lunches! Delicious!! I love the ingredients they mix so well together. Fabulous!

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