Quinoa salads are a pretty popular at our house and we usually eat quinoa on a weekly basis. My go to quinoa salads are usually my Southwestern Quinoa Salad and Greek Quinoa Salad, but last week I was whipping up some Asian Meatballs, and I needed something that would go well them as a side.
I went through our kitchen and pulled out some ingredients that I felt would work well together and viola, the Asian quinoa salad came to life. Not only is it delicious, it is packed with veggies. While it is pretty healthy, the taste reminded me of some of my not-so-healthy favorites from Chinese takeout, without the empty calories and MSG.
Asian Quinoa Salad
Recipe type: Sidedish
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa uncooked
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ red onion
- 1 red pepper
- 2 cups shelled edamame
- 1 cup frozen corn
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon grated ginger (or powder in you don't have fresh)
- sesame seeds to garnish
Instructions
- Cook quinoa according to package instruction in water, chicken broth and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Let cool.
- Defrost corn.
- In a large bowl, combine red onion, pepper, edamame, corn and quinoa. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, remaining sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ginger and red pepper flakes.
- Pour over the salad and combine well.
- Refrigerate for at least a half an hour for best results.
- Garnish with sesame seeds before serving.
This salad works great as a side, but is also great to make ahead to bring to a party or to bring to work the next day for lunch. It is definitely making its way into our dinner rotation, and I hope it makes it into yours too!
Love this! Bookmarking. I have a huge bag of quinoa in my cupboard just waiting to be used.
Quinoa salad is a summer time favorite, this looks delicious.
This is going to be my dinner tonight! Looks so good and easy to make!
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This recipe looks yummy and perfect for summer ! Light, healthy, and delicious!
So fresh and delicious! Gotta try this soon!
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This looks so delicious, great for a family dinner or potluck even!
Can you believe that I have yet to try quinoa? This salad looks pretty yummy so I may be giving it a go soon enough! – Amy @ http://thegiftedgabber.com/
This looks delicious! I am allergic to sesame oil, so will have to adapt!
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I love quinoa, but the rest of my family doesn’t. I’m saving this for myself! Pinning.
So excited to try this! Quinoa is one of my favorite foods!
Always looking for healthy (& tasty!) recipes to try – this will be added to my menu planner for next week. Thanks for sharing!
Lana
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My mouth is literally watering! I have been wanting to incorporate more quinoa into our diet and we love asian food! The edamame makes me happy! And it seems super manageable…not too daunting to make!
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Quinoa is probably our favourite go-to side when we’re out of ideas for sides. It’s easy to prep and always delicious! Love finding different ways to cook it. I especially love sesame oil with it. The smell alone…yum! (And +1 on the no MSG)
Looks great! I love meals like this in the summer.
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SO colorful and refreshing salad ..Delicious !
It’s been so long since I’ve had quinoa! I’ll have to try this recipe out soon.
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The grated ginger must give this an incredible burst of flavor, I will definitely try it fresh versus powder. OOOH and I must also try it with cauliflower rice! You’ve given me great inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
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Mmm. This looks so yummy! Saving this for later.
We love making quinoa salads…haven’t done this combination of flavors yet so can’t wait to try it! Yum!
This looks amazing! It’s a great combo that I wouldn’t have even thought of!
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This looks so good and light! Always looking for new ways to eat quinoa