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Quinoa Carrot Salad With Lime and Ginger Dressing
[Vegan]

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Quinoa Carrot Salad With Lime and Ginger Dressing [Vegan]

This amazing healthy vegan salad is bursting with flavor and super nourishing, especially if you are looking to add more cleansing and beautifying foods into your diet. Quinoa is loaded with B vitamins and complete protein, needed for energy. Besides providing a desirable fat, avocados also contain vitamin E, folate,... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Quinoa Carrot Salad With Lime and Ginger Dressing [Vegan]

  • 6 medium carrots (2 cups shredded)
  • 2 cups quinoa, cooked
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 pear
  • 2 Tbsp sesame seeds
  • Dressing:
  • ¼  cup olive oil
  • ½  cup cilantro, packed
  • 2 limes, juiced (¼  cup)
  • 1 tsp ginger root, grated
  • 1 Tbsp coconut or pure maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
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How to Prepare Quinoa Carrot Salad With Lime and Ginger Dressing [Vegan]

  1. To cook quinoa, first rinse it in a sieve. Then add ¾ cup quinoa, 1.5 cups water and ¼ tsp sea salt to a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to minimum, cover and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove from heat and fluff with fork.
  2. Shred carrots with a box grater or using a shredder blade on your food processor. Shred pear and keep any run off juice for the salad.
  3. Cut avocado into little diamond shapes while still in the shell, then remove with a spoon.
  4. To make the dressing, combine all ingredients into a small blender and buzz until smooth. Alternatively, mix in  the salad bowl but chop the cilantro finely.
  5. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Allow to marinate for 10 minutes before eating.

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Comments:

  1. I am eating this now. However, I did reduce the carrot amount in favor of not overwhelming the quinoa. it\’s delicious. Also, I used mint to substitute for some of the cilantro. it\’s heavenly.

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