Quinoa Avocado Salad (2024)

This delicious quinoa avocado salad is a wonderful quick and easy recipe that can be served as a main or a side. Loaded with fresh ingredients and finished with a Greek yogurt dressing.

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The summer is well and truly here, and for me that means enjoying lots of fresh and vibrant salads that come come together in a flash.

This quinoa and avocado salad is hearty enough to serve as a vegetarian main, but it’s also great to serve up as a side along with your favorite summer time mains like grilled chili lime shrimp and turkey burgers.

It’s so quick and easy to make, and the dressing is creamy out of this world goodness!

How To Make Quinoa Avocado Salad

• Combine quinoa, avocados, red onion, red bell pepper, and cilantro in a large bowl, set aside.

• In a smaller bowl, whisk Greek yogurt, chili powder, garlic powder, honey, salt, and lime juice.

• Pour dressing over the quinoa and toss to combine, careful not to smash all the avocados. Salt to taste.
• Quinoa can be served warm or refrigerate in for up to 1 hour.

How do you cook quinoa?

I like to cook my quinoa in my electric pressure cooker. I add 1 cup quinoa and 1 cup water to the pressure cooker insert, close and cook on high pressure for 1 minute. Once it’s done, I let it naturally release for 10 minutes and then quick release any remaining pressure.

Quinoa is pretty simple to cook, and if in doubt, be sure to follow the directions on the packet. Use twice as much water to cook the quinoa in, cook uncovered until most of the water has been absorbed. Take it off the heat and place a lid on the pot for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.

What can you add to a quinoa salad?

This is a pretty filling meal or tasty side dish, just as it is, but, it’s a salad, so it’s easy to adjust to your tastes. Feel free to add in some shredded chicken or grilled prawns, or other veggies like zucchini and cherry tomatoes.

Can you make quinoa salad ahead of time?

It’s best not to make this salad too far ahead of time as the avocado can brown. It will still be good after a day in the fridge, but the avocado will start to brown so it won’t be as appetizing.

You can cook the quinoa ahead of time and it will keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days. The dressing will keep well in a sealed jar in the fridge for 4 to 5 days.

Recipe Notes and Tips

• Cook 1 cup of quinoa according to directions on the package. 1 cup of uncooked quinoa yields 3 cups cooked quinoa.
• If refrigerating this salad, you may need more salt than if served warm.
• Eat immediately or within 1 day. The avocado will start to turn brown after a day. Still edible but not as pretty.

More Easy Salad Recipes

• Watergate Salad
• Shrimp and Bacon Spinach Salad
• Creamy Rotisserie Salad
• Carrot Raisin Salad

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