Summertime Lemon Vegetable Quinoa Salad!

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          Try making this refreshing Summertime Lemon Vegetable Quinoa Salad to incorporate vegetables into your diet in a very tasty way! I suggest making a big batch and
eating it for the entire week for lunch. The quinoa, avocado and edamame add lots of protein to this delicious salad as well!

Summertime Lemon Vegetable Quinoa Salad!

Ingredients:

Salad:
11/2 C uncooked quinoa
8 ounces canned sweet corn
3/4 C Frozen Edamame
1 C cherry tomatoes
1/4 medium sized red onion
1 avocado (not too ripe, firm) 

Dressing:
1/4 C Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 C Olive Oil
2 T Honey
3 T Lemon Juice 
Poppy Seeds until taste

Instructions:

Step #1: Cook quinoa according to package. Remember you can cook quinoa in a rice cooker for a hassle free time! Then chill quinoa for at least 30 minutes in refrigerator.
Step #2: Chop avocado, tomato and onion into small pieces.

Step #3: Rinse canned corn.

Step #4: Thaw frozen edamame in microwave on defrost for about 2 minutes or until they are totally soft. 

Step #5: Combine, edamame, corn, onion, tomato and avocado in large mixing bowl. Then add in cooked quinoa.

Step #6: In another small mixing bowl whisk together the Apple Cider vinegar, olive oil, honey and lemon juice for the dressing. You can add as many poppy seeds as you desire to the dressing!

Step #7: Pour dressing into the large mixing bowl with vegetables and quinoa. Mix together and Enjoy!

 

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-Claire Trotter (aka ALHWC's Summer Intern)