Quinoa Chopped Salad

By Shawn

Ingredients

• 1 1 1 cup cooked and cooled black quinoa (or white, or red — whatever you prefer. I like this recipe.)
• 1 1 1 cup cooked and cooled black quinoa (or white, or red — whatever you prefer. I like this recipe.)
• 1 1 1 cup cooked and cooled black quinoa (or white, or red — whatever you prefer. I like this recipe.)
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup chopped seedless cucumber
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup chopped seedless cucumber
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup chopped seedless cucumber
• 2 2 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 2 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 2 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 1 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1 1 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1 1 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1 1 1 jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed, chopped
• 1 1 1 jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed, chopped
• 1 1 1 jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed, chopped
• 1 1 1 granny smith apple, cored and chopped
• 1 1 1 granny smith apple, cored and chopped
• 1 1 1 granny smith apple, cored and chopped
• 1 1 1 cup red or black grapes, halved
• 1 1 1 cup red or black grapes, halved
• 1 1 1 cup red or black grapes, halved
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup marcona almonds
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup marcona almonds
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup marcona almonds
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup chopped mint
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup chopped mint
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup chopped mint
• 1 1 1/2 garlic clove, finely grated (or 1/2 clove, minced)
• 1 1 1/2 garlic clove, finely grated (or 1/2 clove, minced)
• 1 1 1/2 garlic clove, finely grated (or 1/2 clove, minced)
• 1 of 1 lemon
• 1 of 1 lemon
• 1 of 1 lemon
• 2 2 to tablespoons plain yogurt (I used goat’s milk, but feel free to use greek or whatever you like)
• 2 2 to tablespoons plain yogurt (I used goat’s milk, but feel free to use greek or whatever you like)
• 2 2 to tablespoons plain yogurt (I used goat’s milk, but feel free to use greek or whatever you like)
• a few squeezes agave nectar
• a few squeezes agave nectar
• a few squeezes agave nectar
• maldon salt
• maldon salt
• maldon salt

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from camillestyles.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine quinoa with veggies, apples, grapes and almonds. Toss to combine, then add herbs, garlic, lemon juice, yogurt, agave and a couple pinches of maldon salt.
Toss everything together and taste for seasonings, adding more salt if needed.