QUINOA SPINACH POWER SALAD WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Quinoa Spinach Power Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette: Take a bite into this refreshing, gluten-free quinoa and spinach salad bursting with colourful tomatoes, cucumbers and raisins.

Happy Sunday! Sundays are my day for prepping lunches for work throughout the week. My criteria for meal prep basically comes down to this: easy, quick and nutritious. One of my favourite go-to meals to prep is a quinoa spinach power salad bursting with tomatoes, cucumbers and raisins, dressed with a lemon vinaigrette. It’s refreshing, it’s colourful, and it’s extremely good for you.

This salad it a fit for all salad. It satisfies almost every diet. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, you name it!! So is that why I call this a power salad? Nope. The reason that this salad is a power salad is because it is packed with so many nutrients you wouldn’t believe.

So this salad pretty much makes for a complete meal. And although it is complete in itself, you can consider this a “base” salad. Add any ingredients that you want to it. Some great additions include: avocado, kale and apples. Somehow whatever you add to this works! Just remember that if you are adding lots of ingredients, you may need to increase the quantities of the lemon juice and olive oil in your vinaigrette.

QUINOA SPINACH POWER SALAD WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Yield: 1 large salad

Category: Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 cups spinach, finely chopped
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1/2 cup diced cucumbers
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 and 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 and 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Get the full instruction @aheadofthyme.com

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