Superfood Salad to Feed Your Mind and Body
Get your veggies in this delicious, nutritious salad.
Servings: 8
Calories: 620kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa uncooked, red or white
- 6 inch chunk seedless cucumber pureed
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 limes fresh, juiced
- 1 tablespoon dill weed dried
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ tsp salt & pepper
- ½ cup walnuts
- ½ cup pepitas roasted
- ½ cup garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
- ½ cup pomegranate arils
- ½ cup red pepper chopped
- ½ cup red onion chopped
- 1 cup carrots shredded
- 2-4 cups arugula
- 2-4 cups kale chopped
Instructions
Quinoa
- Cook the quinoa according to package directions. Cool in a large bowl.
Dressing
- Puree the cucumber in a power blender or food processor; or, you can grate it into a bowl by hand, reserving pulp and juice. Whisk in olive oil, fresh lime juice, dill weed, sugar, salt, and pepper. Set dressing aside.
Assemble the salad
- When quinoa has cooled, mix all remaining ingredients together. Pour dressing over, and mix to coat salad. Let sit for 30 minutes or more to meld flavors.
