Description
Healthy spring dinner ideas that are easy to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups of quinoa
- 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1/4 cup of fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa under cold water.
- Cook quinoa according to package instructions.
- In a large bowl, mix cooked quinoa, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, avocado, and parsley.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the quinoa mixture and toss gently.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- Quinoa can be substituted with brown rice.
- Feel free to add your favorite vegetables.
- This dish can be made ahead and stored in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Mixing and Cooking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: spring dinner ideas healthy