kristentulk Recipe ✶ Healthy Quinoa Salad

My go-to recipe for my side for the week! Love it, and it always turns out perfect!

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 (12 ounce) box quinoa
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 cup corn
• 1 cup peas
• 1 cup chopped broccoli florets
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Cooking Directions

1. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add carrots, corn, peas, and broccoli to steamer; cover, and steam until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Mix quinoa and vegetable mixture together in a bowl.
4. Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, chili powder, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl; pour over quinoa mixture and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

• calories266.4
• carbohydrateContent37.6 g
• fatContent9.9 g
• fiberContent5.3 g
• proteinContent8.1 g
• saturatedFatContent1.3 g
• sodiumContent50.3 mg
• sugarContent3.2 g