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Make-Ahead Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Tomato, and Herbs
- prep: 10 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 10 min
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An easy make-ahead salad with the flavors of tabbouleh, hearty enough to serve as a light meal. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Loosely based on Middle Eastern tabbouleh salad, this easy make-ahead salad combines grape tomatoes (sweet and ripe any time of year) with cucumber, parsley, mint, and quinoa for a bright and refreshing make-ahead salad that's hearty enough to serve as a light meal.
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, split into quarters
- 1 large cucumber, seeds removed, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- Kosher salt
- 2 small shallots, minced
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Freshly ground black pepper
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Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 210 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 6 g 9.42%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 4.06%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 623 mg 25.94%
- Calcium: 28 mg 2.8%
- Potassium: 262 mg 7.49%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 11.72%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 35 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g 17.62%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 10.31%
- Vitamin C 15%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq
