Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Onion, Parsley & Tomato
For a fast and filling gluten-free salad, quinoa provides lots of nutrition. Although it is quick and easy to cook (like rice or pasta), quinoa is actually the seeds of a plant which is not really in the cereal family.
When I make quinoa, I often make a double recipe so I’ll have the leftover to make this salad the next day. It’s so easy!
Gluten-Free Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Onion, Parsley & Tomato
Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Quinoa, cooked and drained (rinse before cooking) – about 1-1/2 cups cooked
1/2 Cup Cucumber, diced
1/8 Cup Sweet Onion, diced
2 Tablespoons Italian Parsley, snipped
1/8 Cup Diced Tomato
1 Teaspoon Oil, Olive or your favorite
1 Teaspoon Cider Vinegar, or Lemon Juice
2 Teaspoons Honey, or Agave, to taste
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Directions:
Combine ingredients. Adjust seasonings to taste. Chill and serve.
Makes about 2 cups.
This salad is gluten-free (no wheat, barley or rye) and casein-free, dairy-free and lactose-free, egg-free, meat-free, nut-free and soy-free. It can also be corn-free depending on the brands of oil and vinegar you use. I hope you find it to be a quick and easy recipe for your gluten-free cooking.
Link to:
Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free’s Slightly Indulgent Tuesday
Gluten-Free Homemaker’s Gluten-Free Wednesday
Miz Helen’s Country Cottage Full Plate Thursday
The Nourishing Gourmet’s Pennywise Platter Thursday
Frugal Follies’ Frugal Food Thursday
Kelly the Kitchen Kop’s Real Food Wednesday














This is such a beautiful salad and recipe, I might have put it on a place where I can see all the quinoa grains better. I love your additions to the quinoa; I love it with corn. I could just add corn to this recipe, right?
Yes, I think corn would be a great addition to this. My hardest decision about what to include was to choose from so many possibilities!
Hi Pat,
It is so nice to see you today. I just love a great Quinoa Salad, and your addition of cucumber makes this one so yummy. I really could just make a whole meal off of one of these salads. Hope you are having a great week end and thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
See you soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you, Miz Helen. During the growing season, there are so many fresh veggies that would be good with quinoa, but I especially like a cucumber fresh from the garden.
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