Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado & Garlic Dressing
This salad is so hearty, with quinoa, vegetables and super seeds for texture, paired with a creamy dressing that ties all the flavours together.
Salad Ingredients
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1 cup cooked quinoa
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3 Tablespoons hemp hearts
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3 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds
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3 Tablespoons sunflower seeds
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1 large green pepper
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1 large cucumber
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2 tomatoes
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1 small red onion
Dressing Ingredients
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½ container Fauxmagerie Zengarry Garlic and Fine Herbs cashew cheese
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1/4 unsweetened almond milk
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Juice ½ lemon
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2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
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2 Tablespoons fresh dill
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1 avocado
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1 teaspoon Herbamare
Instructions:
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Add one cup of cooked, cooled quinoa into a salad bowl. Add chopped green pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, and red onion. Add hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds to the salad.
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With a hand mixer or blender add all the dressing ingredients and blend until smooth. Use a spatula to scrape the desired amount of dressing into the salad and stir. You can save any remaining dressing in a container to use over the next few days - it makes a great veggie dip! ☺
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Toss, serve and enjoy.