- prep: 15 min
- cook: 15 min
- total: 30 min
Summary
This VEGAN QUINOA SALAD is my favorite packed lunch, loaded with plant-based protein. Easy to make with lemon juice, fresh herbs, and crunchy veggies!
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry quinoa (, rinsed)
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice ((about 3 lemons))
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup minced scallions (, white and green parts)
- 1 cup fresh dill (, chopped )
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley (, chopped)
- 1 large cucumber (, chopped)
- 1/2 red onion (, chopped)
- 1 large red pepper (, chopped)
- 10 olives, sliced ((optional))
- fine sea salt
- fresh black pepper
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 458 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 19 g 29.77%
- Saturated Fat: 3 g 12.98%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 32 mg 1.35%
- Calcium: 94 mg 9.36%
- Potassium: 683 mg 19.52%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 5 mg 29.44%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 59 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 7 g 29.17%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 4 g
- Vitamin A 34.46%
- Vitamin C 51.75%
- 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 - Fat3
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch4
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total3 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq