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Build a beautiful, everyday salad that is not only packed with nutrients but tastes amazing too!

Healthy Everyday Rainbow Salad

spinach

de-stemmed and finely chopped kale

raw grated beet (about 1 small beet)

red cabbage

carrot (about 1 small carrot)

peeled, chopped and roasted acorn squash

broccoli

sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds

avocado,

kelp flakes

water

big chunk of peeled, fresh ginger

tbsp tahini

tbsp maple syrup

tbsp miso paste

tbsp apple cider vinegar

soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari)

To make the salad dressing, blend all ingredients until smooth. If desired, add more water to adjust consistency. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

To assemble the salad, add everything to a bowl and top with the dressing.

Thanks for posting these great tasting oil-free dressings. I made the lemon tahini dressing and we used it as a dip for artichokes. My boys loved it!

Thank you SOOOO much for these Rainbow Salad ideas.  I've been looking for salad inspiration for ages and now I have it.  BRILLIANT!

Eat the rainbow! This healthy Rainbow Quinoa Salad with Lemon Dressing is vegan, gluten-free, and so delicious, perfect for meal-prep and requires no reheating!

Rainbow Quinoa Salad with Lemon Dressing

lemon juice

olive oil

salt

black pepper (to taste)

cooked quinoa (from about 1 1/3 cups)

brussels sprouts

carrots

yellow bell peppers

mini cucumbers

cherry tomatoes

Combine lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl and whisk well.

Add one cup quinoa in each bowl. Top with 1/4 cup of each of the vegetables in rainbow order starting with purple, ending in red.

Pour the dressing over the salad, adjust salt and pepper, as needed.

A light and colorful rainbow salad with purple cabbage, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, olive oil and lemon. Easy, flavorful, vegan.

Rainbow Salad

small red cabbage, (shredded in small pieces)

tomatoes, (diced)

yellow bell pepper, (seeded and diced)

persian cucumbers, (diced small with skin on)

white button mushrooms, (sliced)

Kalamata olives, (pitted)

extra virgin olive oil

sea salt, (or more to taste)

Combine all vegetables in a large mixing bowl and mix well.In a small mixing bowl, combine lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Pour over the chopped vegetables and toss to coat. Serve.

Healthy Quinoa Salad is a refreshing, easy to make, delicious recipe perfect for any season. My favorite rainbow salad! This salad can be prepared in less than 30 mins.Quinoa salad is good for weight loss, diabetic-friendly, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free

Healthy Quinoa Salad | Weight Loss Quinoa Salad

Quinoa

Water

Salt

Cilantro ((Coriander leaves) or Parsley, finely chopped)

Garlic (, minced)

tbsp Coconut oil (or Olive oil)

Lemon juice (or Lime juice)

tbsp Vinegar

Carrots (, finely chopped)

Bell pepper (Red & Green bell pepper (Capsicum), chopped)

Red onions (, chopped)

Cucumber (, chopped)

Peanuts (, roasted)

Rinse and drain quinoa thoroughly in water twice.

In a pan, add the drained quinoa along with water, salt and bring it to boil. Cover and cook on a medium flame for 15 minutes or until water is absorbed.

Let it cool down, and you will see how fluffy and perfect these quinoa are. Check the video on making quinoa salad. To cook quinoa on your instant pot, read below.

Cook the quinoa perfectly

In a bowl, add parsley (or cilantro or their combination), garlic, coconut oil, lemon juice, vinegar, and mix. Keep this aside.

To make Lemon Garlic Dressing

In a bowl, add cooked quinoa (from above) along with carrot, bell peppers, onions, cucumber, peanuts, cilantro (or parsley) along with the dressing (from above) and mix until combined.

You can serve it immediately or keep it in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.

To make healthy Quinoa Salad

Add quinoa with 1.5 cup of water to your Instant Pot and stir. Secure the lid by making sure the steam valve is in a sealed position. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes.

Once it beeps or the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then manually release any remaining pressure. Remove the lid and fluff the cooked quinoa with a fork.

Once it cools down completely, combine all the ingredients given above to make this delicious salad.

How To Cook Quinoa In Your Instant Pot?

I absolutely LOVE quinoa. and this recipe sounds absolutely delicious! The afact that it must be very nutritious is - talk about a BONUS!!!

My new favorite for lunch! This is filling and really yummy!

I love quinoa, and this is a great use for it! I omitted the peanuts (personal preference) and added some cubes of a tomato I wanted to use up on top - delicious! Thanks for the great recipe!

This actually taste great and have some flavors to it, compared to other weight loss food that is usually bland this does not compare to them!

I'm loving this salad recipe. So colorful, delicious and versatile. The lemon dressing was perfectly balanced. This is my new salad recipe for the summer!

Healthy Quinoa and the colorful combination of veggies with the delicious lemon dressing is a must try salad recipe. Perfect for a healthy and light meal.

I have a huge bag of quinoa I've been trying to use up, and I've been making salads every week so this recipe just made sense. It was delicious! A new salad for the rotation for sure!

This is one of my new favorite lunches! I’ve already made this salad twice and love it!

This quinoa salad is so delicious and satisfying! I make it for lunches and enjoy it all week long!

This is such a great salad recipe! It is so easy to make and taste really delish! Thanks so much for sharing!

I made this salad for lunch yesterday and it was fantastic! So fresh and flavorful!

Something about colorful food just tastes better! This healthy quinoa salad was no exception. So good!!!

I love the bright, beautiful flavors in this quinoa salad, it's perfect for spring and summer! I plan on making this again for a dinner party that we have coming up, I know everyone will love it. Thank you so much!

Love how delicious this salad looks. Bright, healthy and just what I have been looking for!

I'm trying out new diets, and this quinoa salad is exactly what i needed! Flavorful and fulfilling!

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