avocado quinoa salad

Dinner
Avocado Quinoa Salad is fresh and flavorful, made with cucumbers, tomato, red onion, cilantro and lime juice. A great plant-based lunch or side dish!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa, red or tricolor
  • 8 ounces haas avocado, from 2 small, diced
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 ripe beefsteak or heirloom tomato, diced
  • 2 mini cucumbers, diced
  • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/3 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 jalapeño, sliced thin with seeds
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste

Directions

  1. Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and eat right away.
  2. Taste for salt and lime juice, and adjust as needed.
  3. If meal prepping, combine all the ingredients except for the avocado, and add when ready to eat.
  4. Multiply the recipe for more servings.