Strawberry Quinoa Salad

This summer Strawberry Quinoa Salad recipe is a tasty combination of quinoa, fresh ripe juicy strawberries, cucumber, fresh mint, Feta cheese, nuts and seeds all tossed in an amazing Pomegranate vinaigrette.

If you’re looking for a quick and easy summery salad to serve with grilled chicken and fish, this Quinoa Strawberry Salad makes a perfect summer side dish.

Our strawberry and quinoa salad is an easy salad to prep ahead of time. Just make the dressing a day in advance, cook the quinoa and chop the ingredients and store each in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator until you’re ready to toss everything together. But we recommend slicing the strawberries just before tossing them in the salad so they stay fresh and juicy.

Strawberry And Quinoa Salad Recipe Ingredients

• Cooked quinoa. We use white quinoa for this recipe, but tri color works just as well.
• Strawberries. Choose the sweetest and juiciest strawberries you can find at the store. 
• Cucumber. Cucumber adds a nice crunch to the salad.
• Onion.  We use red onion for this salad, but you could use red onion if you prefer. If you want to mellow the flavor of red onion, just soak sliced onions in a bowl of water for about 10 minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. The drain and pat dry. 
• Mint.  Fresh mint adds a delicious pop of flavor to the mix!
• Cheese. Feta cheese adds flavor and a delicious creaminess to this salad. 
• Nuts.  Sprinkle in raw or toasted almonds, pepitas or sunflower seeds.
• Pomegranate Vinaigrette.  We toss this salad with our incredible Pomegranate Vinaigrette. We absolutely love this vinaigrette – it’s one of our favorites. It’s so good – you will want to drink it!!
• Nuts.  Sprinkle in raw or toasted almonds, pepitas, pistashios or sunflower seeds.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

Variations

• Dressing. Try one of our other vinaigrette recipes, like this Orange Vinaigrette, Citrus Vinaigrette, Maple Vinaigrette, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Lime Ginger Vinaigrette, Honey Lime Tahini Dressing, or our Fresh Basil Vinaigrette.
• Add Chicken. Add chopped grilled or rotisserie chicken to make it a more substantially filling meal.
• Cheese. We like using Feta cheese, but you could use Goat cheese, Parmesan, Gorgonzola or Mozzarella. 

How To Make Quinoa Strawberry Salad

1. Make Dressing. Add the ingredients to a wide mouth mason jar and use an immersion blender (stick blender) to blend the ingredients. You can also add everything to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake vigorously to blend the ingredients. Or simply add the ingredients to a bowl and whisk them together. 
2. Cook Quinoa. This is our go-to recipe for how to make quinoa. We always use 1 cup dried quinoa (rinsed) to 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, then put lid on pot and reduce heat to low simmer. Cook for 15-20 minutes then remove from heat. Set aside for 20 minutes for all of the liquid to evaporate before fluffing quinoa. This waiting for 20 minutes after cooking quinoa will give you light fluffy quinoa.
3. Prep Ingredients. Slice the strawberries, cucumber and onion. If you want to mellow the onion flavor, soak the onion slices in a small bowl filled with water for about 10 minutes before tossing them in the salad. Pat them dry before adding them to the salad
4. Toss Ingredients. Add the prepared ingredients to a large bowl. 
5. Dress Salad . Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss to lightly coat the ingredients. 
6. Season. Season salad with salt and pepper if you like.

Tips

• The quinoa can be cooked ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you’re ready to assemble the salad.
• The salad  dressing can also be made 1-2 days ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator in an airtight container until you’re ready to serve.

Why You Will Love This Strawberry Quinoa Salad

• Fresh and Flavorful. The combination of fresh strawberries and cucumber with the pomegranate vinaigrette gives this salad a bright and summery flavor.
• Quick and Easy. We pull this salad together in about 30 minutes using just a few ingredients.
• Perfect For Summer. This salad is perfect for summer entertaining, birthday parties, baby showers, potlucks and backyard barbecues.

More Quinoa Salad Dressing Recipes

• Avocado Quinoa Salad
• Greek Quinoa Salad
• Best Quinoa Salad
• Strawberry Spinach Quinoa Salad
• Spinach Lentil Quinoa Salad
• White Bean Quinoa Salad
• Tomato Basil Quinoa Salad
• Watermelon Arugula Quinoa Salad
• Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

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Yield: 6 servings

Strawberry Quinoa Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

This summer Strawberry Quinoa Salad recipe is a tasty combination of quinoa, fresh ripe juicy strawberries, cucumber, fresh mint, Feta cheese, nuts and seeds all tossed in an amazing Pomegranate vinaigrette. If you're looking for a quick and easy summery salad to serve with grilled chicken and fish, this Quinoa Strawberry Salad makes a perfect summer side dish. 

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced in half
• 1 cup Persian cucumber, sliced
• 1/4 cup red onion, cut in half and sliced
• 1/4 cup crumbled Feta cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, pepitas or sunflower seeds

For The Pomegranate Vinaigrette

• 1/3 cup pomegranate juice
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vingar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 small shallot, finely minced
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl, or add everthing to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake well. Refrigerate until you're ready to toss the salad.
2. Place the quinoa in a saucepan with 2 cups water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered for about 15 - 18 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and let set in the pan for about 15-20 minutes then fluff with a fork or spoon.
5. Transfer the quinoa to a bowl covered with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to cool.
6. Add 1-1/4 cup to 1-1/2 cup of the cooked quinoa, strawberries, cucumber, onion, Feta cheese, chopped mint, and nuts to a large bowl.
7. Drizzle the vinaigrette around the salad ingredients and lightly toss.
8. Season salad with salt and pepper if you like.
9. Add more dressing, cheese, mint as you like.

For The Pomegranate Vinaigrette

1. Add the ingredients to a wide mouth mason jar and use an immersion blender (stick blender) to blend the ingredients. You can also add everything to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake vigorously to blend the ingredients. Or simply add the ingredients to a bowl and whisk them together. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 492Total Fat: 37gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 29gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 626mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 6gSugar: 12gProtein: 13g

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