Quinoa in everyday cooking !
Quinoa is such a versatile (pseudo) grain that it lends itself to salads and cooked dishes equally. This is our go-to salad during SUmmers and the husband man and me induige in it often during summers. It’s a simple salad that’s apt for the scorching summer days, and it can easily be a complete meal for one. It’s also great for potluck parties. So, go on and make this one, and let me know what other salads you love !
Other Quinoa recipes you may like:
- Winter Special Ecuadarian Quinoa Stew
- watermelon-Quinoa salad with chilli lime vinaigerette
- Quinoa Minestrone Soup
- Moroccan Chickpeas Curry with Quinoa and coriander Curd
- Bolivian Quinoa Stew
- Colombian Salad with Quinoa, Mango and Avocado
Quinoa Dosa (No Rice Dosa)
No Rice Quinoa Dosa is a dosa or Indian Savory Crepe made with Quinoa served for breakfast or brunch. This is diabetic friendly (made without rice) , Gluten Free, and Vegan.
Check out this recipe
Health Benefits of Quinoa:
- Fibre can help in lowering Cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Has
- Rich in Anti Oxidants
- Good Plant based source of protein
- Good source of Manganese, iron and folate – making it nutrient rich
Prep time : 10 mins, Chilling time : 15 mins ; Serves : 2
Salad:
- 1/2 cup Quinoa (Cooked)
- 2 cups Watermelon (cubed)
For the vinaigrette :
- 1/2 TBSP Lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp Honey( maple syrup if you need it completely vegan)
- 1/4 tsp Red chilli flakes
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/3 tsp Black pepper (Crushed)
- 1/2 cup Fresh Orange juice
To make the Watermelon Quinoa Salad
- Rinse the quinoa well and cook in open pot till it ‘blooms’. Drain and reserve in a colander
- Mix the quinoa and watermelon with a fork and chill for 15- 30 mins.
- Before serving, whisk all ingredients of the vinaigrette, toss the salad with the same & serve immediately, chilled.
PIN FOR LATER
Notes:
- One can skip honey for a completely vegan version. Sometimes we don’t add either honey or maple syurp as the watermelon is itself sweet.
- Ingredients for the Vinaigrette is optional, go with what catches your fancy.
- This was moderately spicy for us, but you could add or delete any ingredient of your choice.
Watermelon Quinoa Salad with Lime & Chilli Vinaigrette
Watermelon Quinoa Salad is a quick gluten free, Vegan salad that is refreshing, light and appetising for summer brunch or potluck.
Equipment
- pan
- Colander
- Bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Quinoa Cooked
- 2 cups Watermelon cubed
For the vinaigrette :
- 1/2 TBSP Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp Honey maple syrup if you need it completely vegan
- 1/4 tsp Red Chilli Flakes
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 tsp Whole Black Pepper Crushed
- 1/2 cup Fresh Orange Juice
Instructions
- Rinse the quinoa well and cook in open pot till it ‘blooms’. Drain and reserve in a colander
- Mix the quinoa and watermelon with a fork and chill for 15- 30 mins.
- Before serving, whisk all ingredients of the vinaigrette, toss the salad with the same & serve immediately, chilled.
Notes
NOTES:
- One can skip honey for a completely vegan version. Sometimes we don’t add either honey or maple syurp as the watermelon is itself sweet.
- Ingredients for the Vinaigrette is optional, go with what catches your fancy.
- This was moderately spicy for us, but you could add or delete any ingredient of your choice.
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This must have been a nice salad… The brown and red looks really pretty…
Great looking salad! Love watermelon!
Colourful salad with quinoa sounds delicious
Am in love with this fantastic salad Kalyani, you done justice to the secret ingredients i have given.Fabulous salad.
Watermelon n feta are my fav too and adding quinoa is absolutely healthy. awesome 🙂
Wow.. looks nice. I haven't used quinoa since I have come back to India.
Such an easy to make, nutrient loaded and refreshing salad!!
the salad looks so pretty with the red quinoa – what a healthy and delicious salad!
Lovely combination of watermelon and feta cheese. Adding Quinoa is a good idea. lovely dressing too
Wow a salad with quinoa, watermelon and feta makes it a healthy and a filling salad.
Fabulous share Kalyani. Salad sounds so healthy, filling and delicious. Loved it.
Simple yet nutritious and refreshing salad. Nice combination of super food quinoa and fresh fruits. It indeed is a wholesome salad. Nice post!
THanks Neha, it is indeed refreshing 🙂
What attracted me to this recipe was the lime and chilli that goes so well with watermelon. Today it was too hot to cook and elaborate meal so I made this watermelon quinoa salad. Added some chickpeas and feta too. So yummy and filling too. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
awesome, thanks so much for trying this out too Mayuri. Chickpeas + feta must have truly enhanced the salad!
Watermelon and quinoa salad looks so very yum and I love the ease with which we can make it. A few variations and the salad will be a new salad.
thanks Archana
Lovely salad of watermelon with quinooa in it. I often have watermelon salad during summer, will be making this one too. Nice recipe.
thanks jayashree. try when possible
This will be my summer happiness recipe. YOu can literally ask me for a happy dance with this, it has two of my favorites, watermelon and quinoa.
Awesome!! Happy dance it is, Seema 🙂