Quinoa Salad with Grapefruit, Avocado, and Arugula
Quinoa Salad with Grapefruit, Avocado, and Arugula requires around 1 hour from start to finish. This gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe serves 4. One serving contains 422 calories, 8g of protein, and 24g of fat. It works well as an affordable side dish. Head to the store and pick up salt, water, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today.
Instructions
In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast the quinoa until it has a nutty aroma.
Remove from heat, rinse and drain in a fine mesh strainer. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan, add salt, and slowly add toasted quinoa. Cook until tender and the outer rings appear on the grains, 15 to 20 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh colander.
Place in a large bowl to cool.
In a small bowl, combine cranberries, lime juice, olive oil, honey, garlic, serrano pepper, mint, cilantro, shallot, and arugula. Stir into the cooled quinoa and add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
Place 1 cup of baby arugula on each salad plate. Top with quinoa mixture, avocado, and grapefruit.