This Detox Berry Quinoa Spinach Salad is the perfect gluten free & vegetarian dish for the summer. Packed with loads of antioxidants, fiber, calcium, and protein to get you healthy for the summer!
TGIF! It’s been a while since I’ve talked! Well, kind of.. just since Tuesday but that feels long for me!
Today I am sharing an OMG-so-good-and-so-easy-its-almost-embarrasing-to-give-you-the-recipe-salad. Otherwise known as the Detox Berry Quinoa Spinach Salad with a Homemade Sweet Shallot Vinaigrette! Yeah I know.. thats not much shorter either.
But trust me, after someone tries this salad they won’t care how long it takes you to say the title. All they will want is the recipe! 🙂
This Salad is packed with all kinds of nutrients. It has loads of anti-oxidants from the strawberries and blackberries. Fiber from the spinach, protein from the quinoa, and healthy fats from the pecans. The dressing on this Detox Salad was my favorite part, it is sweet, salty, and creamy all at the same time and works perfectly with all the other flavors going on in this salad.
This salad is perfect for a quick weeknight meal for the fam or a great side dish to bring to your friends summer BBQ party!
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To get started on this salad, make 1 cup of quinoa. Set aside and let cool.
Next, heat a small saute pan over medium high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1/4 cup of diced shallots. Saute for 4-5 minutes until translucent. Set aside. In a small bowl add 1 teaspoon of dry basil, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar, salt & pepper. Whisk together.
Add in the sautéed shallots and slowly pour in 1/2 cup of olive oil while whisking.
Evenly distribute 10 oz. of baby spinach, 1 pint of hulled and quartered strawberries, 1 pint of blackberries, 1 cup of cooked quinoa, 1 cup of raw pecans, and 4 oz. of crumbled goat cheese between 4-5 plates.
Drizzle the sweet shallot vinaigrette over each salad and serve! 🙂
Detox Berry Quinoa Spinach Salad with Sweet Shallot Vinaigrette
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4-5 1x
- Category: Salad, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Side Dishes, Meatless Monday
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Detox Berry Quinoa Spinach Salad is the perfect gluten free & vegetarian dish for the summer; packed with loads of antioxidants, fiber, calcium, and protein!
Ingredients
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup of shallots, diced
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of dry basil
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
- salt & pepper
Salad Ingredients:
- 10 oz. of baby spinach
- 4 oz. of crumbled goat cheese
- pint of blackberries
- pint of strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1 cup of raw pecans
- 1 cup of cooked quinoa
Instructions
- Heat a small saute pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil and diced shallots.
- Saute for 4-5 minutes until translucent. Set aside.
- In a small bowl add dry basil, honey, red wine vinegar, salt & pepper. Whisk together.
- Add in the sautéed shallots and slowing pour in olive oil while whisking.
- Evenly distribute baby spinach, strawberries, blackberries, cooked quinoa, pecans, and crumbled goat cheese between 4-5 plates.
- Drizzle the sweet shallot vinaigrette over each salad and serve! 🙂
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 416
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 145 mg
- Fat: 33 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 9 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 6 mg
Keywords: spinach salad, quinoa recipe, vegetarian dinner ideas
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