Rainbow Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

• Red cabbage

  Red, raw

  1 cup, shredded or 70g

• Zucchini

  Summer squash, includes skin, raw

  1 cup, chopped or 124g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  ½ cup, chopped or 75g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  4 tbsp or 4g

• Jalapeno peppers

  Raw

  2 pepper or 28g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  4 medium or 60g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  4 tbsp or 72g

• Rice wine vinegar

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tsp or 9g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ¼ tsp or 0.08g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

Directions

1. Rinse the quinoa thoroughly and cook according to package directions. Once cooked, remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, red cabbage, zucchini, red bell pepper, cilantro, jalapeno, and scallions.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ground ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes. Pour the dressing over the quinoa mixture and stir well to combine. Season with salt to taste.
4. Serve the salad warm or chill in the refrigerator until ready to eat.