Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing
A flavorful and healthy quinoa salad with a creamy peanut dressing.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 40 min
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Thai
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 2 cups water
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cucumber, chopped
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Cook quinoa: Combine quinoa and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Let stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
- Prepare vegetables: While quinoa cooks, chop the red bell pepper, cucumber, and shred the carrot. Chop the cilantro and peanuts.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, garlic, and water until smooth.
- Assemble the salad: In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, bell pepper, cucumber, carrot, cilantro, and peanuts.
- Dress the salad: Pour the peanut dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
Notes
- For extra spice, add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the dressing.
- You can add other vegetables like edamame or snap peas.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Thai Quinoa Salad, Peanut Dressing, Healthy Salad, Vegetarian Salad, Quinoa Recipe