Yummy, Quick & Easy Turkey or Vegetarian Red Quinoa Salad
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Have you ever been asked to bring a salad to a holiday event or party and you're tired of taking the SOS salad you always take? This is a nice change and you can make it for vegetarians or meat lovers. A very basic meal that you can add to as little or as much as you like. This is recipe to use your leftover turkey in. Thinking ahead, you can double up on the recipe and store in mason jars ready to grab on the go during the busy holiday season. Add the dressing and the garnishes when ready to serve. This salad will last in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Yummy & Easy Turkey or Vegetarian Red Quinoa Salad
Ingredients*
1 cup drained & rinsed red quinoa
2 cups chicken, turkey or vegtable broth to cook the qunioa in
Optional for meat lovers 1 cup chopped turkey
1 15 oz can black beans rinsed & drained
1 pint halved grape tomatoes
Optional 2 cups cooked, roasted or raw corn (omit if tracking carbs)
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 jalapeno seeded & minced
Garnishes
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 avocado cubed
*Please opt for organic ingredients when available
Salad Dressing
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinnegar
3 tablspoons water
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon turmeric
1-2 minced garlic cloves
Sea salt and pepper to taste**
**Be sure & add pepper to help your body absorb the turmeric which helps reduce inflamation.
Directions
Add 1 cup rinsed & drained quinoa to the 2 cups broth of choice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer, cover and cook until all the broth is absorbed. You can mix the rest of the salad ingredients while the quinoa is cooking and later add once cooked and cooled.
Whisk the salad dressing ingredients together. Add & toss when the salad is ready to be served. Garnish with cilantro & avocado. Squeeze & drizzle lime wedges over top & your salad is ready to dive into! Perfect salad for busy schedules.
Easy, quick, healthy & yummy!!!
Samantha McConnell
About Me
My passion about health started in my teens when I first hand saw the effects of how illness can wreck havoc in a family growing up with parents who had serious health issues. I too struggled with losing weight & developed an eating disorder that I was able to heal by educating myself on healthier habits. Itās amazing what our bodies can do when we learn to take care of them like God intended. These experiences & challenges fueled my passion to be a life long student in pursuit of learning how to create healthier lifestyles where one can thrive at their optimal best. As a mother of 3 children & a wife of a traveling husband, I quickly learned how to implement healthy habits on the go so that I could be my healthy best for my family. This has evolved into my health coaching business Thriving With Health where I coach people to integrate simple & fun healthy 'bitesā throughout their day even on their most busiest & challenging ones. You are never too busy to take care of your health & I can show you how. Everyone has busy lifestyles and living at their optimum best is not only doable but can be fun as well!
