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Quinoa Salad with Chili Lime Dressing

A delicious quinoa salad with a tangy dressing and crunchy vegetables.

Course Salad
Keyword quinoa, quinoa salad, vegan recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 312 kcal
Author Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1 tsp lime zest
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1 tbsp liquid honey
  • 1 tbsp Thai sweet chili sauce or other Asian chili sauce
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 can Hearts of Palm or Water Chestnuts
  • 1.5 cups cooked asparagus cooked until tender-crisp and cooled

Instructions

  1. Cook Quinoa: Bring 2 cups of water to a boil then add 1 cup of quinoa and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.

  2. Dressing: In a small bowl whisk together lime zest, juice, soya sauce, honey, chili sauce and a pinch of salt.

  3. Combine sliced hearts of palm, quinoa, asparagus and dressing and toss to combine.
  4. Chill 1 hour or overnight.
  5. Keeps fresh for a couple of days in an airtight container.
  6. Add more juice to freshen salad after 1 day.