Avocado Blueberry Quinoa Salad
Beautiful avocado blueberry quinoa salad loaded with fresh produce, tangy feta, chopped pistachios, and tossed in a flavorful cilantro lime dressing. This delicious quinoa salad is packed with plant-based protein and is perfect for summer lunches, parties, and picnics.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 375cal
Ingredients
- For the salad:
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 firm but still ripe avocado, sliced or diced
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup sweet corn (preferably fresh off the cob)
- ½ cup finely diced red onion
- ½ cup feta cheese
- ½ cup chopped pistachios
- ½ cup diced cilantro
- Cilantro Lime Dressing:
- ⅓ cup packed cilantro leaves
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- ½ jalapeño, seeded
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- To garnish
- Extra cilantro, pistachios, feta, and red onion
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa: Add water and quinoa to a medium pot and place over high heat; bring mixture to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to low and cook for exactly 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove pot from heat and fluff quinoa with a fork. Then cover and allow quinoa to sit in the pot for 10 minutes.
- Make the dressing: While the quinoa is cooking, make your cilantro lime dressing by adding the ingredients to a blender: cilantro, olive oil, lime juice, jalapeño half, and salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Once your quinoa is done, add it to a large bowl. Add in the avocado, blueberries, corn, red onion, feta, pistachios, and cilantro.
- Pour dressing all over the quinoa salad and toss to combine. Garnish with extra cilantro, pistachios, feta, and red onion if you’d like. Serve at room temp or cold. Salad will stay good for 3-5 days in the fridge. Serves 4-6.
Notes
Feel free to add chicken or chickpeas for an extra boost of protein!
Store this blueberry quinoa salad in an airtight container in the fridge, with or without the dressing, for up to 4-5 days. The acidity from the lime juice will help the avocado stay fresh! The dressing will also stay good in a container in the fridge for up to one week.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (based on 6) | Calories: 375cal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g