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Quinoa and Avocado Salad
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Quinoa and Avocado Salad

Quinoa salad with avocado, cherry tomatoes and cucumber — a light, nourishing and refreshing meal.

⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Salad Dressing

  1. 1
    In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice, salt and black pepper until smooth.
    Bowl

To assemble

  1. 2
    Rinse the quinoa well in a fine sieve.
    Colander
  2. 3
    Put the quinoa and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed.
    ⚙ SimmeringStovePotLid
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  3. 4
    Remove from the heat and leave the pot covered 10 minutes.
  4. 5
    Fluff the grains with a fork and let cool completely.
  5. 6
    Halve the tomatoes.
    KnifeCutting board
  6. 7
    Slice the cucumber.
    KnifeCutting board
  7. 8
    Cut the avocado into medium cubes, discarding the pit.
    KnifeCutting board
  8. 9
    In a large bowl, mix the quinoa with the tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and cilantro.
    Bowl
  9. 10
    Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
  10. 11
    Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
401calories
9 gprotein
28 gcarbs
25 gfat
● protein 10%● carbs 30%● fat 60%

Per serving (224 g), of 4 servings

For the Salad Dressing · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Lid · Also works: Aluminum foil (tight aluminum foil) · Plate (an upside-down plate)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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🧩 Built from…

Dressing → Grain salad

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