This Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit and Avocado is loaded with vitamin C, A, Potassium and good heart-healthy fats!!
Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit & Avocado
Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit & AvocadoMore easy quinoa salad recipes I love are Protein Egg and Quinoa Salad Jars (perfect for on-the-go!), Quinoa Tabbouleh (from The Skinnytaste Cookbook), and Quinoa Chickpea Avocado Salad.
There is something wonderful to me about biting into a salad with grapefruit. It’s juicy and refreshing and lends a sort of bitter-sweetness to each bite. If you are not a fan of grapefruit this is also great with oranges or you could even do a combination.
Let’s talk about quinoa pronounced (KEEN-wah).
It surprises me how many people have never even heard of quinoa. Quinoa is an amino acid-rich (protein) seed from South America with a slight nutty, earthy taste. It’s also gluten-free and a great way to add protein to vegetarian diets.
I love using it in soups, in place of rice, but it’s also wonderful in salads. It comes in a variety of colors such as orange, pink, red, or black. I found this tri-color variety in Trader Joe’s, use whatever variety you wish.
Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit & Avocado
Ingredients
- 4 oz baby spinach
- 2 ruby red grapefruits peeled and fruit separated, reserving 3 slices
- 1 haas avocados diced
- 1 cup cooked quinoa 1/3 cup dry
For the Citrus Vinaigrette:
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp champagne vinegar
- 2 tbsp chopped shallots
- salt and pepper to taste
- grapefruit juice from 3 reserved slices of grapefruit
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa well under cold water and cook according to package directions.
- Drain and let it cool.
- Peel the skin and white membrane off the grapefruit and separate the pieces.
- Reserve three grapefruit slices for the vinaigrette and squeeze the juice; set aside.
- Cut up the remaining grapefruit into small pieces for the salad.
- In a medium bowl whisk the olive oil, grapefruit juice (from 3 slices of grapefruit), vinegar, chopped shallots, salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl toss spinach, quinoa, avocado, grapefruit and vinaigrette.
- Divide between four plates.
This is a favorite recipe in our house – Love it!!!
I sprinkled a bit of feta cheese on top as a garnish, and it was fantastic! Wonderful summer salad!
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I made this last night and it was so good. I will be making it all summer long.
I made this for lunch after yoga today and it was absolutely fantastic. I mixed the champagne vinegar with regular balsamic, though, as white vinegars tend to be too tart for me. I also used black quinoa, it was awesome.
I tried this recipe last night and it was great! The dressing was a little sour for me, so I added some raw sugar. Great vegetarina option:)
Does anyone follow the South Beach Diet? I am in Phase One and am wondering if quinoa is allow on that Phase. It seems like I could eat it since it is a seed and not a grain. Any idea?
I made this last night for a dinner I had with friends. Everyone loved it. Great way to enjoy a healthy side salad on a pizza night with friends! Delicious and will totally make it again
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This was delicious! I've made this a few times now with a few variations, I had to reblog about it, thanks for the great recipe!
http://theinvestmentboenker.blogspot.com/2012/04/oh-my-salad.html
I'm so glad you all liked it!!
This was awesome, I made it for the first time Sunday for Easter, and the bowl was wiped out. I also loved trying two new ingredients the quinoa, and the champagne vinegar. It was so good I made a smaller amount for lunch today.
Made this tonight – yummy! Thanks for all the amazing recipes!
I made this. We couldn't find the champagne vinegar so I used a grapefruit vinegar that I found at an amazins vinegar store in PA on a trip last summer. I just reduced the juice of grapfruit to squeezing one section. I love quinoa. I discovered it a few years ago at the suggestion of a way to bulk up my protein from my midwife. I have loved it ever since. Even my baby ate it as one of his first table foods.