Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Name: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: dry quinoa, rinsed; water; vegetable or chicken stock cube; cherry tomatoes, quartered; cucumber, diced; rocket or baby spinach; radishes, thinly sliced or quartered; parsley, finely chopped; red onion, thinly sliced; miso paste; freshly squeezed orange juice; Whey Protein Neutral

with cucumber, tomato and parsley

30 min

mediterranean quinoa salad with creamy protein dressing in a jar

By Izy Hossack
June 22, 2022

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A perfect quinoa salad to make-ahead for picnics and summer lunches. Nutty quinoa is paired with chopped crunchy vegetables – tomato, cucumber and radishes, lots of fresh parsley and a high-protein salad dressing made using our neutral whey protein.

Ingredients

2 Persons

85 g

dry quinoa, rinsed
250 ml

water
0.5

vegetable or chicken stock cube
200 g

cherry tomatoes, quartered
200 g

cucumber, diced
60 g

rocket or baby spinach
50 g

radishes, thinly sliced or quartered
30 g

parsley, finely chopped
0.5

red onion, thinly sliced

MISO DRESSING:

2 tbsp

miso paste
60 g

freshly squeezed orange juice
25 g

Whey Protein Neutral
1 tbsp

apple cider vinegar

Preparation

1

Quinoa and water and stock into a pot. Bring to the boil then turn head down to low, simmer for 15 minutes until water is almost fully absorbed. Remove from the heat, cover with a lid, let stand for 5 minutes to absorb the remaining liquid. Uncover and spread out on a plate then let cool for at least 5 minutes.
2

Add the tomatoes, cucumber, rocket, radishes, parsley and onion to the plate of quinoa and toss together.
3

For the dressing, whisk the orange juice into the miso paste in a medium bowl until smooth. Add the whey protein and apple cider vinegar and whisk again until smooth and creamy.
4

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine then serve immediately.
1

Enjoy!