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Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit & Avocado
This Quinoa Salad with Spinach Grapefruit and Avocado is loaded with vitamin C, A, Potassium and good heart-healthy fats!!
Prep Time:
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
10
minutes
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Total Time:
20
minutes
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Yield:
4
servings
Course:
Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
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.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
/4th
,
Calories:
222
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
25.5
g
,
Protein:
4.5
g
,
Fat:
12.9
g
,
Saturated Fat:
1.5
g
,
Sodium:
26.8
mg
,
Fiber:
5.9
g
,
Sugar:
1.6
g
- WW Points:
4