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Vegan Quinoa Salad Recipe

Posted on May 6, 2019July 6, 2023

It’s May and that means summer is coming! Summer is my favorite season and after the past few weeks (it’s been up to 24 degrees Celcius here), I am excited for it! Even though right now it is a bit colder again (tonight it will be 0 degrees, what a difference!), I am changing my eating habits a bit already, when the weather is warmer I tend to eat more salads and fresh foods. So, today I want to share with you one of my favorite recipes of all times, a simple vegan quinoa salad recipe.

The quinoa salad

When it comes to sustainability, this salad might not be the very best option, since quinoa is usually grown in South American countries, far from the Netherlands. My intentions are to eat more local, even though I am doing so well right now. But, lately I found out that it is now grown in The Netherlands too, and this option is available in supermarkets already. So, the main ingrediënt is vegan, sometimes zero waste and can be local too. Most of the remaining ingredients aren’t local either, I use olive oil, lime, kidney beans, tomato, corn and avocado. Even though I am focusing on the local aspect above and this salad is not local, it is still a good option is my opinion, since it is plant-based, healthy and the ingredients can all be bought organic. So let’s focus on the positive things here!

Healthy, vegan and organic quinoa salad

This recipe is not mine, I’ve found it years ago in a recipe book for ‘De Voedselzandloper’ (The Food Hourglass). It’s a book which I believe in very strongly, since it affirms some other health-related books I’ve read and it focusses on a whole-foods, mostly plant-based diet with little processed food. So, this salad is a great option in my opinion. Simple, but so yummy! And I don’t think I need to mention that it is vegan too. Well duh, since going vegan is the single biggest thing you can do to reduce your impact. And at last, I recommend buying all these ingredients organic, since pesticides are horrible and not something I support.

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So, here it is, my recipe for this quinoa salad. The amount is a a rough guess, since some like more avocado than tomato, and some might like more tomatoes than avocado’s, it depends on your preference. The canned ingredients I mentioned I don’t buy in a can, but in a glass jar, since my parents don’t allow me to cook things for long, but I named them in a can so you can understand what type of food I mean. You can also buy these in bulk and then cook them.

Ingredients

  • 350 grams Quinoa
  • 2 avocado’s
  • A can of corn
  • A can of kidney beans
  • 3 large fresh tomatoes
  • 2 table spoons of olive oil
  • The juice of half a lemon


cooking instructions

Boil the quinoa for about 10 minutes, in double the amount of water. Let it cool down. Add the canned ingredients and cut all the remaining ingredients in small blocks. Add the remaining ingredients. Mix the olive oil with the lime juice. Add this mixture to the salad and tadaa, you’re done. Simple as that in about 20 minutes! I prefer the salad cold.

Vegan Quinoa Salad Recipe
Vegan Quinoa Salad Recipe
Vegan Quinoa Salad Recipe

What do you think about this vegan quinoa salad recipe?

Yours sincerely,
Romee 

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Hi! My name is Romee Hoeksma and I am on a journey to an eco-positive life. An eco-positive lifestyle is a lifestyle in which I have a more positive than negative impact on the beautiful planet earth. On this blog you can follow my journey to a life with only positive impact. At this blog you can find all sorts of things, from tips to recipes to personal experiences, but most of all fun (I hope!). I write about how I want to change the world, but don’t look at it as if I’m judging you. If anything, I like responses from my dear readers the most, so don’t hesitate to contact me or respond to any of my posts!

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Oké, ik weet niet waarom ik dacht dat deze overgangen mooi zouden worden 😂. Ik post het toch maar, want ik vond het te grappig en tja, alle outfits zijn wel echt 100% tweedehands.. De afgelopen jaren heb ik geleerd hoe ik met weinig tot geen olie lekkere gerechten op tafel kan zetten (helemaal plantaardig uiteraard) 🌯. Weten hoe en waarom ik dat doe? Ik schreef er een artikel over die je nu kan vinden via de link in mijn bio. Dit is al het vegan eten wat ik at in Bratislava, Slowakije 🇸🇰. De stad heeft me verbaasd, want er zijn echt veel vegan restaurants. Moet je er 1 kiezen? Ga dan voor Balans Bistro, die is echt het beste. Vandaag maakte in voor het eerst sinds in veganistisch leef (6 jaar) weer eens quiche! Want ik kon nooit echt een simpel receptje vinden voor vegan quiche en dat schrok me af. Tot vandaag, want ik vond een recept van de Albert Heijn, met vegan kookroom en vegan ei van Plant B die ze sinds dit jaar verkopen. Op deze manier is het echt een makkie en quiche is dan ook zeker toegevoegd aan mijn kookportfolio! Ik ga dit vaker maken, en ook verschillende varianten. Het is zó makkelijk, maar wel heel lekker. Vandaag zat er eigenlijk alleen broccoli in, maar ik ben benieuwd naar wat nog meer mogelijk is. Vegan spekjes lijken me er bijvoorbeeld heerlijk in! 🥓 Als je gaat wandelen/hiken, kan je heel makkelijk positieve impact maken! Neem een klein zakje of tasje mee en raap al het afval wat je tegen komt op: easy peasy 🚮. Vandaag verscheen het laatste artikel op mijn blog over onze interrail avonturen. Je leest over hoe we met de trein van Kopenhagen terug naar Amsterdam reisden met de trein 🚃. De foto past er niet echt bij haha, hier ben ik namelijk aan het genieten van een vegan milkshake (met herbruikbaar rietje!) in Warschau, maar ach. Ik ben van mening dat je niet ver hoeft te reizen om mooie dingen te zien. Europa is prachtig! Dit is Boheems Zwitserland in Tsjechië 🇨🇿. Ik schrijf nog altijd over mijn interrail in september. Vandaag staat een verslag op mijn blog over reisdag 5 van de interrail: de treinreis van Warschau naar Kopenhagen. En als ik zo door de foto’s heen scrol mis ik de interrail toch wel een beetje! 🚃 Dit zijn 3 vegan hotspots in Dresden die ik zou aanraden 🌱. Moet je er 1 kiezen? Ga voor Der Dicke Schmidt, jeetje wat was dat goed.

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