HEALTHY QUINOA SUMMER SALAD

This is probably the healthiest and best leftover salad ever.

I made it last week when I found myself drown in work, gasping for air and for something to eat.

Like most of us, I of course had no time to eat, and even less time to cook or to go buy groceries.

Luckily I found a jar of cooked quinoa I’ve been just moving from one place to another for 3 days in my fridge, trying to get to my overnight oats.

Ding ding ding! Lunch is ready: quinoa salad! I did not have all the ingredients to make my quinoa detox salad, so I invented a new somewhat “leftover” detox salad that’s perfect for summer.

I used very basic ingredients, whatever I had at home. And I must say, this quinoa salad tastes amazing.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cold cooked quinoa
• 1 avocado, seeded, diced
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (about ½ lemon juice)
• 1 small cucumber or ½ of a big cucumber, diced
• 4 spring onions, chopped
• 1 medium tomato, diced
• Optional: some feta cheese
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• a few basil leaves, chopped
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. Put cooked quinoa, avocado, cucumber, onions, basil and tomato in a large salad bowl.
2. ...................................

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