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California-Inspired Mango Quinoa Salad Recipe

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Prep

10 minutes

Cook

15 minutes

Yield

3 -4

This California-inspired quinoa salad is fresh, easy and will be your go-to meal throughout the week.

Take me to Cali baby! This California-inspired quinoa salad recipe is the perfect healthy lunch or dinner for a busy day. It’s flavorful, it’s healthy, and it’s fresh. What more could you need?

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Why you’ll love this quinoa salad recipe:

  • Fresh: This quinoa salad recipe is fresh, delicious, and healthy. It screams a hot and sunny Californian day
  • Versatile: Like any salad or bowl you can add or remove any ingredients based on what you like or have

Ingredients:

Lentils: Lentils are the healthy plant-based protein source in this quinoa salad recipe. They are rich in fiber, folate, and potassium, and so good for you!

Quinoa: Quinoa is a whole grain that is a great source of protein and fiber. It’s gluten-free and can be added to both sweet and savory recipes.

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How to make a quinoa salad recipe:

  1. Prepare your quinoa, cooking it to your preferred doneness. Set aside, cool slightly.
  2. Prepare the rest of your ingredients. Set aside.
  3. Make the dressing by whisking together the ingredients and set aside.
  4. To assemble the salad, arrange lentils, quinoa, roma tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, mango, goat cheese and arugula on a platter or in a bowl, drizzle with dressing, toss and serve.

What to put in quinoa to make it taste good? Try swapping water with broth to make quinoa more flavorful, but really quinoa is often a base like rice is. You add ingredients and dressing on top like in this quinoa salad recipe.

Is quinoa salad good for you? Absolutely. It’s full of nutrients and healthy added benefits.

How long does homemade quinoa salad last in the fridge? Three to five days in a sealed container.

What pairs well with quinoa? So much! Use it in place of rice, or add it as a base to a salad.

Other recipes you’ll love:

  • Quick + Easy Watermelon + Mint with Tofu Feta Salad
  • Roasted Beet Salad with Feta and Pistachios
  • Pearl Couscous Greek Salad with Tofu Feta and a Creamy Dill Dressing
  • Greek Lentil Salad

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California-Inspired Mango Quinoa Salad Recipe

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  • 1 cup canned lentils
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 cup chopped roma tomatoes
  • 1 cup chopped cucumbers
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 mango, cubed
  • ⅓ cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 2 packed cups arugula

For the dressing

  • 2 tbsp grainy or dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp liquid honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, minced or pressed
  • ½ tsp chili flakes

Instructions

  • Prepare your quinoa, cooking it to your preferred doneness. Set aside, cool slightly.
  • Prepare the rest of your ingredients. Set aside.
  • Make the dressing by whisking together the ingredients and set aside.
  • To assemble the salad, arrange lentils, quinoa, roma tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, mango, goat cheese and arugula on a platter or in a bowl, drizzle with dressing, toss and serve.

Notes

  • This salad serves 3-4 as a side salad but if you’d like to make it as a main meal, it will serve 2 topped with your favourite protein.
  • Not a fan of goat cheese? Crumbled feta cheese would also be delicious.
  • If you can’t find roma tomatoes, chopped baby tomatoes would work well.
  • Want to make this salad in different seasons? Try substituting peaches for the mango in the Summer or oranges in the Fall / Winter!

Nutrition

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California-Inspired Mango Quinoa Salad Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup canned lentils
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 cup chopped roma tomatoes
  • 1 cup chopped cucumbers
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 mango, cubed
  • ⅓ cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 2 packed cups arugula

For the dressing

  • 2 tbsp grainy or dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp liquid honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, minced or pressed
  • ½ tsp chili flakes

Instructions

  • Prepare your quinoa, cooking it to your preferred doneness. Set aside, cool slightly.
  • Prepare the rest of your ingredients. Set aside.
  • Make the dressing by whisking together the ingredients and set aside.
  • To assemble the salad, arrange lentils, quinoa, roma tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, mango, goat cheese and arugula on a platter or in a bowl, drizzle with dressing, toss and serve.

Video

Notes

  • This salad serves 3-4 as a side salad but if you’d like to make it as a main meal, it will serve 2 topped with your favourite protein.
  • Not a fan of goat cheese? Crumbled feta cheese would also be delicious.
  • If you can’t find roma tomatoes, chopped baby tomatoes would work well.
  • Want to make this salad in different seasons? Try substituting peaches for the mango in the Summer or oranges in the Fall / Winter!

Nutrition

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