Iowa Girl Eats· by Kristin Porter★ 4.9 (15)

Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing

Name: Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 1 cup cooked quinoa (warm or chilled); 2 big handfuls mixed greens (OR baby spinach); 1/2 red bell pepper (chopped or thinly sliced); 1/2 cup shredded carrots; 1/2 cup shelled edamame; 2 green onions (chopped); 3 Tablespoons peanuts (minced); handful fresh cilantro (chopped); 1/4 cup peanut butter; 2 Tablespoons honey; 1-1/2 Tablespoons gluten free reduced-sodium Tamari (or soy sauce if not GF); 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/4 teaspoon heaping ground ginger; 1 large or 2 small cloves garlic (pressed or minced); juice of 1/2 lime (other half sliced into wedges); 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 2 Tablespoons hot water

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 2 · 20m total

Servings

Calories

28% of a 2,000 cal day

553KCAL

Protein

21g43% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat30g

38%

Saturated5g

25%

Unsaturated25g

—

Total Carbs59g

22%

Fiber10g

35%

Total Sugars27g

—

incl. Added Sugars17g

34%

Starch23g

—

Sodium1094mg

48%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing is a plant-based main packed with protein from quinoa, edamame, and peanuts. The nutty peanut dressing with sesame and ginger makes this healthy, filling dish deeply flavorful.

Ingredients

2 SERVINGS

1 cupcooked quinoa
2handfuls mixed greens — big, or baby spinach
½red bell pepper
½ cupshredded carrots
½ cupshelled edamame
2green onions — chopped
3 tbsppeanuts — minced
fresh cilantro
¼ cuppeanut butter
2 tbsphoney
1½ tbspgluten free reduced-sodium Tamari — or soy sauce if not GF
1 tbsprice vinegar
1 tsptoasted sesame seeds
1 tspsesame oil
¼ tspground ginger — heaping
1large clove garlic — or small cloves garlic
½lime — juiced; remaining half cut into wedges
⅛ tspsalt
⅛ tsppepper — ground
2 tbsphot water

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Method

20m total

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