This salad is almost too beautiful to eat …almost! It brightens up any table with it's colorful fresh ingredients.
The dressing is homemade and is nice and light for a hot day.
This beauty is full of fiber and protein and its a perfect way to combine Summer's bounty of fresh fruit.
Plus this delicious salad is loaded with antioxidant rich ingredients like blueberries, spinach and garlic that kill free radicals.
Quinoa Fruit Salad
Yields: 4 – 6 servings
INGREDIENTS:
Salad
- One 10 ounce package organic spinach
- 2 cups sliced, fresh organic strawberries, washed and hulled
- 1 cup fresh organic blueberries
- 1 cup organic mandarin orange slices
- 1 cup sliced organic peaches
- 1/4 cup sliced organic green onion
- 1 cup cooked quinoa, following package directions
Dressing
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 balsamic vinegar
- 3 – 4 teaspoons raw organic honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Himalayan salt, black pepper and garlic salt, to taste
DIRECTIONS:
Salad
1. In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients.
Dressing
1. In a medium bowl, combine dressing ingredients and whisk together well.
2. Add salt, pepper, and garlic salt to taste.
3. Right before serving add the dressing to the salad and toss to coat evenly.
Note: If you would like to marry the flavors in the dressing prepare one hour in advance and store in a sealed glass container in the refrigerator.
Shake well before adding to salad.
I just love the combination of sweet and savory flavors in this filling salad too!
Yours in Health,
Danette
P.S. Please share this recipe with your friends and I welcome your comments below.
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