Spring Quinoa Salad with Artichokes, Feta, and Asparagus

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Spring Quinoa Salad with Artichokes, Feta, and Asparagus

After I first wrote this publish, we had simply gotten again from an superior Vegas vacay. It was so good to get again into the swing of issues and again within the routine of the ladies’ lessons and classes, instructing health lessons, and catching up on work stuff.  It additionally felt good to eat some home-cooked meals! After we journey, I attempt to stick to at least one indulgent meal every day and go for my regular eats for essentially the most half, however Vegas is somewhat completely different. It was simple for me to make wholesome selections for breakfast, however you undoubtedly should make the most of the entire unbelievable entree and dessert choices. 😉

I used to be additionally like, “I can’t wait to eat a vegetable after we get again” however then I regarded in our fridge, it was just about empty, and I ended up consuming coconut milk salted caramel ice cream for lunch. I assume I used to be nonetheless in Vegas mode. 😉 As soon as I used to be lastly capable of replenish the fridge, I created this little on-the-fly salad with a number of the new grocery stash.

This salad is ideal for any upcoming spring events or picnics, and contains two of the “great A’s”: artichokes and asparagus. It has recent, flavorful, and shiny lemon flavors from the lemon juice + zest, and because it’s quinoa-based, it’s sturdy sufficient to final just a few days within the fridge so you can also make it upfront! I made it as a part of this week’s meal prep (together with some grilled hen, amazeballs, and protein baked oatmeal) so I may simply eat it alone on high of salad greens or with grilled hen or tuna for a straightforward lunch.

This salad is filling and satisfying, plus it’s gluten-free. Vegan mates can omit the feta cheese, or add of their favourite vegan cheese, for a vegan choice

Plus it’s a kind of, “toss all the pieces in a bowl and overlook about it” kinda recipes, which implies I’m a fan.

How you can Make a Quinoa Salad

• All the time rinse quinoa for a couple of minute in a superb mesh strainer earlier than cooking
  • Rinsing removes the phytic acid that makes quinoa tougher to digest for some folks
  • Rinsing additionally removes the bitter taste
• For completely fluffy quinoa, use 1 3/4 cup of water for each 1 cup of quinoa
• This salad is simply as scrumptious with roast veggies (roasted asparagus and artichoke as a substitute of uncooked)
• This salad pairs splendidly with gentle entrees like grilled salmon, shrimp, tuna, or hen
• Be at liberty to combine in different elements like purple onion, snap peas, recent herbs, or lean meat

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Spring quinoa salad with asparagus and artichokes

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A shiny and savory spring salad you can also make upfront for events, or as a part of weekly meal prep! Gluten-free + simple vegan choice

• Prep Time: 20
• Complete Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 6 1x

• 1 1/2 cups quinoa, rinsed and cooked in response to package deal instructions. (Let it cool a bit earlier than assembling the salad so the cheese doesn’t soften)
• 4 oz feta cheese
• 1 bunch of asparagus, washed and chopped into 4ths
• 1 jar of marinated arti chokes, quartered (12 oz)
• 1 lemon; zest and juice
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• Contemporary basil for garnish
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper

1. 1. Convey a big pot of water to a boil. Add the asparagus and boil for 2-3 minutes, then rinse with chilly water.
2. 2. Add the asparagus to the quinoa, together with the lemon juice, zest, garlic powder, olive oil, feta, and artichokes. Combine effectively, then season effectively with salt and pepper.
3. 3. Prime with recent chopped basil.

Notes

• This tastes wonderful the day you make it, however even higher the following day! Preserve lined within the fridge for 3-5 days.

What’s your favourite spring salad combo? One other one among my very favourite recipes for this time of yr is right here! It’s Uncle Eric’s best pasta salad ever, which is at all times successful.

Have a beautiful morning and I’ll see ya quickly!

xo

Gina