lemon basil dressing

Homemade healthy lemon basil vinaigrette that&#039;s perfect for spring! This light, fresh lemon basil dressing makes the perfect marinade for your favorite proteins or delicious dressing for seasonal salads.

Healthy Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

lemon juice

olive oil

garlic clove,

dijon mustard

honey

basil leaves, very finely diced

salt and black pepper,

Add all ingredients to a bowl or a mason jar and mix until well combined. If using a mason jar, you can simply put the lid on and shake the jar until well combined. Dressing serves 4.

Healthy, delicious Mediterranean quinoa salad with grilled vegetables, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and feta. Drizzled with zesty and tangy lemon basil dressing, this salad is satiating and full of flavour. Serve right away or make it as part of meal prep.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad With Lemon Basil Dressing

quinoa (or 3 cups pre-cooked quinoa)

water

salt

olive oil (for grilling vegetables)

zucchini (halved lengthways and then sliced)

red capsicum (bell pepper,

onion

vegetables

basil leaves (loose)

lemon

punnet cherry tomatoes (1 cup halved cherries)

sun-dried tomatoes (chopped (I use those in olive oil))

Kalamata olives (or other black olives, sliced)

garlic (finely diced or minced)

feta cheese

tsp black pepper

Cook the quinoa: Add 1.25 cups of quinoa and 2.5 cups of cold water to a pot, mix in 2/3 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes, covered with a lid. Stir halfway.

Once done, leave the lid on for 10 minutes for the excess liquid to absorb. Then fluff the quinoa with a fork and let it cool.

In a large frying pan, heat a splash of olive oil. Pan-fry, grill the zucchini and onions over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes on each side. Remove to a plate. 

Add a little more oil if needed and pan-fry the red capsicum/bell pepper for 2-3 minutes on each side as well. Set aside.

While quinoa is cooking and vegetables are frying, prepare the other salad ingredients and make the dressing.  

Combine the lemon basil dressing ingredients in a jug or a bowl and puree with an immersion blender or use a food processor/standing blender. If you don't have anything to blend with, simply chop the basil very finely with a knife and mix the dressing by hand.  

Add the olives, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and some of the dressing to the quinoa and mix through. Top with the grilled vegetables, cherry tomatoes, feta, and drizzle with the remaining dressing.

This was a saviour. We have just moved to Bali and I'm struggling to find my groove with produce sourcing and cooking. Coupled with my keto diet. My teens high protein needs. A husband trying to go vegetarian. This salad with grilled chicken ticked every ones box. My daughter wants it every night!

That dressing with the quinoa salad wowed my mother in law. Hugs to you for the best recipe.

This quinoa salad was incredibly refreshing and so flavorful! Everyone loved it when I made it for dinner. Thank you!

I made this for lunch today and it was so tasty! It was great for a weekday lunch - light, satisfying, quick and delicious!

I am in love with quinoa and is always on the lookout for new quinoa recipes. This one doesn't disappoint. It's filling and delicious, also super refreshing for hot summer days.

Oh my goodness. This is so amazing! Yum. I love the lemon basil dressing. Perfection.

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