Asian Quinoa Salad
15 mins Serves 2 A quick and easy healthy quinoa salad recipe that's dressed in sweet and tangy Asian flavors, and loaded with tons of veggies! #STARFineFoods Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa 1/4 cup shredded red cabbage 1/4 cup grated carrots 1/4 cup corn kernels 1 green onion, thinly sliced 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and diced 1/4 cup chow mein noodles, for servingTo make the vinaigrette, whisk together rice wine vinegar, garlic, sesame oil, sugar, ginger and soy sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
In a medium saucepan, cook quinoa according to package instructions.
In a large bowl, combine quinoa, red cabbage, carrots, corn, green onion and avocado. Stir in sesame vinaigrette.
Serve immediately, topped with chow mein noodles, if desired.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1/4 cup shredded red cabbage
- 1/4 cup grated carrots
- 1/4 cup corn kernels
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and diced 1/4 cup chow mein noodles, for serving
- Sesame Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. STAR Natural Rice Vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. grated ginger
Instructions
To make the vinaigrette, whisk together rice wine vinegar, garlic, sesame oil, sugar, ginger and soy sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
In a medium saucepan, cook quinoa according to package instructions.
In a large bowl, combine quinoa, red cabbage, carrots, corn, green onion and avocado. Stir in sesame vinaigrette.
Serve immediately, topped with chow mein noodles, if desired.
To make the vinaigrette, whisk together rice wine vinegar, garlic, sesame oil, sugar, ginger and soy sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
In a medium saucepan, cook quinoa according to package instructions.
In a large bowl, combine quinoa, red cabbage, carrots, corn, green onion and avocado. Stir in sesame vinaigrette.
Serve immediately, topped with chow mein noodles, if desired.
Recipe developed by: http://www.damndelicious.net
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Serves: 2
