healthy vegan quinoa salad with mint and raisins recipe
December 19, 2022

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super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad

Prep time: 10min

Cook time: 30min

Wait time: 2 hoursmin

Total time: 160min

This super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad is a delicious rich-in-nutrition meal option.

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This super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad is a delicious rich-in-nutrition meal option.

I love salad, especially those that you can prepare and eat it for days. This super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad can be served on your next holiday table, at a bbq, or as your meal prep lunch for work.
This is for the whole family, very popular for the big and little ones.

ingredients for the super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad

  • Quinoa.

    A high in protein, fiber, Vitamins B6 and E, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, and folate. It contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds which have fantastic health effects.
  • Zucchini.

    One medium size Zucchini is used in this recipe. Zucchinis are rich in folate, fiber, Vitamins A,C and K, Copper, and Magnesium to name a few.
  • Bell pepper.

    We want a colorful salad that’s why we are using yellow, red, orange, and green bell pepper.
  • Onion.

    Red onions are the perfect ones for this recipe, but of course you are free to use yellow onions.
  • Spring onion.

    The spring onion will add a flavorful taste to this dish.
  • Cucumber.

    The cucumber will balance the dish out, thanks to its fresh taste.
  • Raisins.

    Raisins will make the dish sweet, which is an amazing taste experience.
  • Mint.

    Mint fits perfect to the other ingredients and like the cucumber adds a freshness to the quinoa salad.
  • parsley.

    The perfect green herb as it doesn’t dominate.
  • Lemon.

    The lemon is the basis of the dressing. It makes the salad sour.
  • Spices.

healthy vegan quinoa salad with mint and raisins recipe

how to store the quinoa salad

The quinoa salad can be stored in a container in the fridge for about 5 days. You have to wait until the ingredients are cold before mixing the cooked ingredients with the cold ingredients as it will last longer.

when to serve the quinoa salad

  • The quinoa salad can be served for lunch. This is a perfect meal prep recipe, which you can eat at work or school.
  • The quinoa salad can be the perfect side dish for your next dinner.
  • The super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad can be served on any occasion like Christmas, eastern, summer BBQs as a side as it fits perfectly to many other dishes.
healthy vegan quinoa salad with mint and raisins recipe
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super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad

super healthy roasted vegetables quinoa salad

Preptime: 10min

Cooktime: 30min

Waittime:2 hoursmin

Totaltime:160min


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Ingredients for the recipe:

300gquinoa
200gzucchini
1red bell pepper
1yellow bell pepper
1green bell pepper
1orange bell pepper
1cucumber
1handful mint
0.5handful parsley
2red onion
6spring onion
2lemons
50mlolive oil
salt
1tspginger powder
2tsptomato paste
90graisins
  1. Preheat the oven on 200°C (425°F).
  2. Rinse the quinoa under water.
  3. Peel and chop the onion.
  4. Cut the zucchini into cubes.
  5. Cut th bell peppers into small cubes by cutting it into strings and these strings into cubes.
  6. Put everything on a baking sheet and pour some olive oil (half) over the veggies) and mix it.
  7. Put the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
  8. In the meantime add 600ml water and some salt to a pot. Put the pot on medium-high heat on the stove and bring it to boil.
  9. When boiling add the quinoa and set the heat on low-medium level. It should cook slowly for 10-15 minutes. Be careful that the heat is not to high and the quinoa doesnt get burned.
  10. While the quinoa is cooking, cut the spring onions into rings and the cucumber into cubes.
  11. Mince the parsley and mint.
  12. When cooked add the quinoa to a big salad bowl and let it cool off.
  13. In the meantime cut the lemons in half and squeeze out the juice into a glass.
  14. Add salt, ginger powder, tomato paste, and olive oil and mix well, until the ingredients become one.
  15. When the vegetables are roasted, take them out of the oven and add them to the quinoa.
  16. Let the quinoa and vegetables cool off for 10 minutes.
  17. Add the cucumber, spring onion rings, raisins, minced parsley, and mint to the quinoa vegetable mix.
  18. Pour the dressing over and mix well. Let the salad cool in the fridge for a few hours, to get the best taste. But please wait until the salad cools off before putting it in the fridge.
  19. Ready to serve or store!
  20. ENJOY!

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