Quinoa Citrus Salad. This citrus chicken quinoa salad is a wonderful, gluten free choice for your healthy eating this summer… or whenever you're looking to lighten-up lunch or dinner. Feel free to add a little more quinoa or even try serving this healthy salad over greens. To make this summer quinoa salad, I prepared the quinoa blend according to the package directions, and then I let it cool while I prepped the other ingredients.

I you have different fresh herbs, feel free to use them instead. Place lettuce in a large salad bowl. Quinoa salad with cranberries and citrus dressing recipe; Comments; How to cook the quinoa. You can cook Quinoa Citrus Salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Quinoa Citrus Salad

It's 2 cup of Red / White Quinoa.
You need 2 cup of Water.
It's 4 tbsp of Extra virgin olive oil.
Prepare 3 each of Large Limes.
You need 2 each of Large Lemon.
You need 1 bunch of Curly Parsley.
You need 1 bunch of Green Onions.
Prepare 1 each of Yellow Bell Pepper.
It's 1 each of Red Bell Pepper.
Prepare 1 each of Orange Bell Pepper.
Prepare 1/2 cup of Fat Free Feta Cheese.
Prepare 4 oz of Myzithra Cheese.
It's 1 of Salt.

This recipe calls for three cups of cooked quinoa, and that's because you have so many options for the actual cooking! Sometimes a salad has lettuce & sometimes it doesn't. In this case quinoa is the star (which it often is in my recipes.) Citrus is a star here too. So is my Lemon Honey Salad Dressing, which ties it all together.

Quinoa Citrus Salad step by step

Start by soaking your Quinoa for about 15-30 minutes. Then rinse it thoroughly. At least 5-6 times to get all the particulate out. Get all your ingredients out so you can prep them while your quinoa cooks then cools..
Add quinoa to water and bring to a boil. Be sure to cover. Once its boiling turn down to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is gone. You want it to be firm not mushy (it should have a little pop when you bite into it.). Then spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool..
De-vein and small dice the bell peppers. Mince parsley, and slice the green onions..
Zest the lemon and limes then juice. This can be done on the still warm quinoa..
Shred and crumble cheeses..
Make sure quinoa is cool, put in a large bowl then add olive oil, peppers, onions, parsley, cheeses. Mix together with a fork so as not to damage (mash) the quinoa. Salt to taste. Be careful not to over salt. Myzithra is a salty cheese..
Eat as it is. Make lettuce wraps. Get creative and enjoy!.

This time of year everyone is obsessed with ruby red (or blood. This Citrus Quinoa Salad is a little something different for your holiday table…or for any night of the week. If you are in a rush, just skip the balsamic walnuts and use regular walnuts. The balsamic walnuts give it a little something special, but this salad is still delicious with regular walnuts. Tangy Citrus Quinoa Salad About the author FitMenCook.