Asian Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  1 cup slices or 104g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 small or 74g

• Red cabbage

  Red, raw

  1 cup, chopped or 89g

• Carrots

  Raw

  ½ cup grated or 55g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  ¼ cup or 72g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Rice wine vinegar

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Onions

  Young green, tops only

  2 tbsp or 12g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  ¼ cup or 4g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  ⅛ tsp or 0.3g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ⅛ tsp or 0.04g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

Directions

1. Prepare quinoa as per package directions.
2. Dice cucumber and red pepper. Place the cooked quinoa in a large bowl and add the cabbage, red pepper, carrots, and cucumber. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, green onions, cilantro, sesame seeds, ginger, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
4. Pour the dressing over the quinoa salad and stir to combine. Enjoy!

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