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I LOVE avocados and can never seem to get enough of them. I think they add a lot of flavor to a dish. No matter if they are used as a garnish or incorporated into the meal. This salad was inspired by my time spent in France. My host mom would make a delicious couscous salad every week that was filled with fresh avocados and other vegetables. It turned out to be one of my favorite meals while I lived there. But now that I’m gluten-free and couscous is out of the picture, I’m making it with quinoa instead.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups uncooked quinoa
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 large avocados diced and seeds
- 1 tomato diced
- ½ red onion diced
- 1 cucumber diced
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- ½ cup Mung Bean Sprouts
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp. lime juice
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cumin
Directions:
- Combine chicken broth and quinoa into a saucepan and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until you can fluff the quinoa with a fork.
- Set aside to cool.
- Dice the avocados, tomato, cucumber, and cilantro. (Note: Keep the avocado seeds in the salad, they will help the avocados from browning)
- For the dressing, combine olive oil, lime juice, cumin and salt.
- Lastly, toss together the quinoa, diced vegetables, avocado seeds, bean sprouts, and dressing.
Here’s a tip! If you save the avocado seeds and place them in the salad it will help them from browning!
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Quinoa and avocado, two of my all time favorite things! Guess who will be making this soon? :)
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This looks amazing! I am drooling!!
I’ve been wanting to try quinoa & this looks so delish! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Warmly, Michelle
mmmm, that looks delicious!! I’m going to have to pin this to remember it for another day!
Leanne @ Because (I think) I Can
this looks so delicious I hope you’ll add it to my What We Wore and Made Party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/search/label/WWWMW
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yum. I just shared a cheesy quinoa bites recipe. I can’t wait to try yours.
Oh that sounds good! I’m going to go check them out!
What a wonderful combination of flavors. I love avocado and fresh cilantro.
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the seed info is so neat, never knew, and this looks so good!
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Umm… quinoa and avocados = two of my favorite foods! Yes, please!!! :)
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This looks delish! I am a follower! Can you please post this at my Taste This Thursday party!? http://www.bellmiracle.blogspot.com
YUM!! We love avocado in our house… going to have to try out this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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This sounds delicious!!! I found you on TT&J. :)
Sounds and looks delicious, Taryn! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Was looking for a good recipe to make with Quinoa and I just bought some avocados!! Looks delicous! going to make soon, thanks to for sharing!! yum!