Lemon Quinoa Cucumber Salad Recipe

Lemon quinoa salad recipe with crunchy cucumber, parsley and hemp hearts. Protein loaded, super easy, oil-free and good for you. The best ever!

Like a healthy spin on Tabbouleh, only using gluten-free quinoa seeds.

Yes my friends, and to take it over the top I actually mixed my lemon quinoa salad with lots of supernatural hemp. So good I can’t even talk about it.

You can get fancy if you insist and turn this lemony quinoa salad into some sort of Buddha bowl. Add some spring veggies to the mix, heirloom tomatoes, avocado, chickpeas, olives, roasted beets, pomegranate seeds, cranberries or toasted pine nuts. 

I prefer to keep it simple and refreshing, perfect for the first spring garden party and Easter holiday just around the corner. Note the purple basil blossoms garnish, I simply couldn’t resist!

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Lemon Quinoa Cucumber Salad

The best ever lemon quinoa salad recipe with crunchy cucumber, parsley and hemp hearts

Course Salad

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Lemon Quinoa Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Chilling Time 30 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 302 kcal

Author florentina

Ingredients

• 1 cup golden quinoa -rinsed and drained well, ( or 2 cups cooked and chilled)
• 4 Persian cucumbers -finely chopped
• 1.5 cups filtered water
• 1/3 cup hemp seeds
• 3 scallions -finely chopped
• 1/2 cup Italian Parsley -chopped
• 1 lemon -juiced & zested
• 1 pinch sea salt +more to taste
• freshly cracked black pepper -to taste

Instructions

1. Bring the rinsed quinoa with the water and a good pinch of sea salt to a simmer over medium high heat. Cover with a lid, reduce the flame to low and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes until all the water is absorbed. Remove from heat and allow it to sit covered for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and refrigerate until chilled.

2. Transfer  two cups of the cooked and chilled quinoa to a salad bowl together with the hemp seeds, cucumbers, scallions and parsley. Add the lemon juice and zest and toss to coat well.

3. Taste and adjust seasonings with more sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste. Serve chilled! 

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Quinoa Cucumber Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 302 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10g 15%

Sodium 28mg 1%

Potassium 750mg 21%

Total Carbohydrates 38g 13%

Dietary Fiber 6g 24%

Sugars 5g

Protein 14g 28%

Vitamin A 20.5%

Vitamin C 43.1%

Calcium 11.2%

Iron 31.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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