Quinoa Arugula Salad

This is a yummy and nourishing quinoa arugula salad for any season. It is full of good protein from the quinoa and the pumpkin seeds. It is a whole meal in one bowl.

Course Salad

Cuisine gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian

Keyword arugula, avocado, cucumber, Gluten-free, olive oil, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, red pepper, Vegan, vegetarian

Servings 1

Author Diana Herrington

Ingredients

1 cup cooked quinoa
2 handfuls arugula
1 small handful parsley chopped
1/4 red pepper chopped
1 small cucumber sliced into rounds
1/2 avocado chopped
5 pitted olives
1/2 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
1/4-1/3 cup light olive oil salad dressing

Instructions

Cut an avocado in half and scoop out the flesh. Chop the avocado.
Chop the red pepper and slice the cucumber into rounds.
Chop the parsley finely.
Mix the greens, avocado, olives, and red pepper together in a bowl.
Mix in the olive oil salad dressing.
Mix in the cucumber, parsley, and cooked quinoa.
Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top.
Now sit down and enjoy this delicious salad.

Notes

Find out more about the healthy Ingredients: Arugula, Red Pepper, Cucumber, Avocado, Olives, Pumpkin Seeds

Learn How to cook Quinoa

Make my Light Olive Oil Salad Dressing

This is one serving or if you are a big eater you may need to double the ingredients.

Tip: If you want to make extra for the next day, do not mix the salad dressing, cucumber or pumpkin seeds in. A mix of the basic ingredients will last 3 days in the fridge.

Here is my favourite quinoa: truRoots Organic Quinoa 100% Whole Grain Premium Quality.

Note: Arugula has many health and detox benefits. Because of this I often use it in my weight loss and detox classes.