Grilled Vegetable Quinoa Salad
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Yield 6 servings
Quick and delicious, this Grilled Vegetable Quinoa Salad is a packed with hearty grilled vegetables and quinoa making it a great side dish, snack or meal.
Ingredients
Lemon vinaigrette
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Kosher salt
Grilled Vegetable Quinoa Salad
- 2 packages Minute® Ready to Serve White & Red Quinoa
- 1 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and sliced into thin planks
- 1 yellow squash, cut in half lengthwise and sliced into thin planks
- 1 red onion, quartered
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and quartered
- 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and quartered
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons mint, finely chopped
Instructions
- In a mason jar, combine all ingredients for lemon vinaigrette dressing and shake to combine. Set aside.
- Preheat your grill or a grill pan over medium high heat.
- Place all vegetables onto a cookie sheet and drizzle oil olive, salt and pepper onto the vegetables. Toss to evenly coat.
- In batches, start to grill your vegetables until tender and charred, about 10 minutes total
- When cooled, place onto a cutting board and diced into 1-1/2 inch pieces. Place all vegetables into a bowl.
- Place 2 cups Minute® Ready to Serve White & Red Quinoa into the microwave and cook. Then repeat with 2 more cups.
- Place Minute Ready to Serve White & Red Quinoa into bowl with vegetables and pour on dressing. Toss to combine.
- Sprinkle feta cheese and mint on top of salad and lightly toss a few times until everything is incorporated.
Courses Side Dish
Recipe by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen at https://www.strawberryblondiekitchen.com/grilled-vegetable-quinoa-salad/