Easy Quinoa Salad

This recipe comes from Brittany at eatingbirdfood.com. Brittany is a holistic nutritionist and has a ton of other healthy and delicious recipes on her website. Click here for the full quinoa recipe, video and notes.

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• ½ cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup chopped baby spinach
• 1/2 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
• 1/3 cup diced red onion
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 ripe avocados, chopped or sliced
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions:

1. Rinse and drain quinoa. Add quinoa and water to a saucepan and bring the water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together cooked quinoa, chopped spinach, tomatoes, red onion and feta.
3. In a small bowl whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.
4. Gently stir in dressing and avocado chunks.
5. Serve immediately or let the salad chill in the fridge a couple hours before serving. If chilling, you can add the avocado right before serving to prevent browning.
6. Store salad in an airtight container for 3-4 days in the fridge.

Nutritional Information for 1 serving (1/4 of recipe):

Calories: 316 kcal, Fat: 23g, Carbs: 23g, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 2g, Protein: 8g