Easy California Quinoa Salad #christmas #salad

Now I used parsley here, ordinarily due to the fact I’m not a large fan of cilantro, and secondly because I didn’t have any cilantro. however I’m pretty certain cilantro could be superb on this salad, so if you have it, please use it. I extensively utilized gold and black quinoa right here, but any sort of quinoa could paintings. I bet red quinoa might look in reality quite too.

Substances

For salad

half crimson bell pepper chopped
three/four cup shredded coconut unsweetened
three/4 cup almond slices or slivers, toasted if favored
1 cup raisins
1 cup shelled edamame thawed if frozen
1/four cup cilantro chopped, or parsley if you do not like cilantro
half of cup quinoa dry
1 cup water to prepare dinner quinoa
1 massive mango chopped in small portions
1/4 small crimson onion chopped

For dressing

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
4 tbsp lime juice from 2 limes

Commands

cook dinner the quinoa consistent with package commands. allow cool.
Whisk all of the dressing components collectively in a small bowl.
In a big bowl toss all the salad substances collectively together with the cooled quinoa and upload the dressing. Toss it properly and serve cold.