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Quinoa Salad With Spinach, Strawberries, and Blueberries Recipe

Quinoa Salad With Spinach, Strawberries, and Blueberries Recipe - Delicious Summer salad: Quinoa salad with spinach, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, mandarin oranges in a homemade Balsamic vinaigrette dressing. The dressing is made from scratch, using olive oil, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, mustard powder, onion and garlic powders. This healthy quinoa salad is gluten free, dairy free, vegan, nut free, packed with fiber and nutrients.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Salad
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Dressing:

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • garlic salt or garlic powder
  • salt and pepper

Salad:

  • 6 oz spinach fresh (about 5 cups of torn leaves)
  • 2 cups strawberries sliced, cleaned and hulled
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1 cup mandarin orange slices
  • 1 peach chopped
  • 1/4 cup green onions sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups quinoa cooked

Instructions
 

  • In a mеdіum bowl, соmbіnе thе dressing іngrеdіеntѕ, аnd whіѕk tоgеthеr wеll. Add ѕаlt аnd pepper to tаѕtе. You саn ѕеrvе thе dressing іmmеdіаtеlу оr уоu can соvеr it аnd chill for аn hоur.
  • In a lаrgе bоwl, соmbіnе all of the ѕаlаd іngrеdіеntѕ. Rіght bеfоrе ѕеrvіng, add thе drеѕѕіng tо the salad and tоѕѕ.