Quinoa Avocado Salad with Lime-Cilantro Dressing
This Quinoa Avocado salad is good even without the dressing. Adding in a tart Lime-Cilantro dressing takes it to another level.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa ((2+ cups cooked))
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 Roma tomato
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- Cotija cheese ((or Feta))
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- juice of 1 lime ((1Tablespoon+))
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 garlic clove
- 10-15 sprigs cilantro
Instructions
- 1
If you are cooking the quinoa, rinse 1 cup quinoa and add to a saucepan along with 2 cups water (or stock) and 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer until the liquid is absorbed, 10-12 minutes
- 3
Set quinoa aside and if serving soon, put it in the fridge to cool it down
- 4
Meanwhile, finely chop half an avocado, 1 Roma tomato, and 1 cup spinach
- 5
For the dressing, add 1/4 cup olive oil to a blender or food processor along with the juice of 1 lime, 1/2 jalapeno pepper, 1 garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 10-15 sprigs cilantro
- 6
Pulse blend and taste for heat and seasoning. If desired, you can a bit more jalapeno or salt
- 7
Combine the quinoa, tomato, avocado and spinach in a bowl.
- 8
Garnish with cheese (Cotija!) and additional avocado if you want
- 9
Drizzle Lime-Cilantro dressing over the top