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RecipesSide DishesGluten FreeLow CarbPareve

Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Tomatoes and Zucchini

Avatar photoRonnie Fein • Apr 4, 2013 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)
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Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Tomatoes, and Zucchini

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Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Tomatoes and Zucchini

Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup cut up asparagus cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cup diced zucchini
  • 1 cup cut up cherry tomatoes
  • 2 scallions chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place the quinoa in a strainer and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Let drain. Bring 1-1/2 cups water to a boil, add the quinoa, stir, lower the heat and simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed and the grains are tender. Remove the pan from the heat and spoon the quinoa into a bowl to cool. Bring water in a saucepan to a boil. Add the asparagus and cook 15 seconds. Add the zucchini and cook for another 15 seconds. Rinse under cold water and drain. Add the asparagus and zucchini to the quinoa. Add the tomatoes, scallions, dill and mint and toss ingredients to distribute them evenly. Pour the olive oil and wine vinegar into the salad and toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Category: RecipesSide Dishes
Diets: Gluten FreeLow CarbPareve
Styles: Cook For A Crowd
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About Ronnie Fein

Ronnie Fein gave up a fast-track, high-pay job as an associate at a major Wall
Street law firm to become a freelance food and lifestyle writer. She never looked
back, no regrets. Over the years she has written for the food sections of daily
newspapers including Newsday, The Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate and
Greenwich Time, and for numerous publications including the New Jewish Voice,
Connecticut Bride, Connecticut Magazine, Jewish Woman Magazine, Westport
and Greenwich Magazines, Consumer’s Digest, New Canaan Advertiser and
others. She writes for on-line sites including The Jewish Week and JoyofKosher.
She has her own food blog, called Kitchen Vignettes, at www.ronniefein.com and
has been a guest blogger at Kveller.com, Koshereye.com,
ThisAmericanBite.com, KosherLikeMe.com, BeyondBubbe.com and
Culinate.com.
Ronnie is the author of four cookbooks: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Cooking
Basics, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to American Cooking, Hip Kosher, and The
Modern Kosher Kitchen
. She was also a contributing editor to The New Cook’s
Catalogue, the 25th anniversary edition of the James Beard original.
Ronnie gives cooking demonstrations for large groups and operates the Ronnie
Fein School of Creative Cooking in Stamford, Connecticut, where she lives with
her husband. She has two married daughters and five grandchildren.

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  1. Ronnie Fein

    Mar 31, 2015 at 5:41 am

    You can put everything together except for the dressing. Pour the olive oil and wine vinegar onto ingredients about 15-60 minutes before serving.

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  2. Mir

    Mar 30, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    Can I make this Salad a few days before serving or do I need to combine all the ingredients right before serving?

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