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Simple Quinoa Salads

By Food & Wine Updated January 13, 2020
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Quinoa makes a fabulous side dish, but is even tastier as a meal. Try these hearty and unique recipes for healthy and filling meals.
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Black Bean-and-Quinoa Salad

Black Bean–and–Quinoa Salad
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Ken Oringer believes chefs need to make a point of eating healthy dishes when they can, so he includes protein-rich quinoa in his diet at least three times a week. Here he mixes the grain with black beans, onions and peppers to make a hearty and very satisfying side dish that's a fun variation on prosaic five-bean salad.

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Santa Fe Quinoa Salad

Quinoa Salad with Grilled Scallions, Favas and Dates
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At L.A. Bento in Los Angeles, chef Chad Aaland makes quinoa salad with three types of beans and house-pickled onions. This streamlined version with black beans and jarred cocktail onions is tasty, too.

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Warm Quinoa Salad with Carrots and Grilled Chicken

Warm Quinoa Salad with Carrots and Grilled Chicken
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Cat Cora’s nutritious quinoa is quick to make. Adding chicken makes it a great meal-in-one.

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Roasted Carrot and Red Quinoa Salad

Roasted Carrot and Red Quinoa Salad
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Anna Zepaltas grew up preparing tamales in her mother's Southern California kitchen, but she also loves Indian and Middle Eastern dishes. Cumin, coriander and cardamom punch up this salad, inspired by a favorite dish at Chloe's French Cafe in Santa Rosa, California.

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Smoky Quinoa and Bacon Salad

Smoky Quinoa and Bacon Salad
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This earthy and smoky-spiced quinoa recipe is loaded with bacon and makes the perfect accompaniment to barbeque or grilled dishes.

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Quinoa Salad with Sugar Snap Peas

Quinoa Salad with Sugar Snap Peas
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This salad is perfect for picnics.

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Roasted Delicata Squash with Quinoa Salad

Roasted Delicata Squash with Quinoa Salad
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Quinoa is definitely a superfood: A grain-like seed, it's a "complete" protein containing all eight essential amino acids (another plus: it cooks much more quickly than most grains). To create a terrific vegetarian main course, Michael Symon of Cleveland's Lola tosses quinoa with arugula, apple, raisins and fresh herbs, then spoons the salad into a halved baked squash (a great source of iron and vitamins A and C).

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Lemony Quinoa Salad with Shaved Vegetables

Quinoa Salad with Grilled Scallions, Favas and Dates
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The Good News Eating quinoa is a great way for vegetarians to get protein. Jeremy Fox tosses nutty-tasting quinoa with crunchy shaved vegetables for a refreshing salad loaded with vitamins and minerals.

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Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Apples
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This delicious, super-healthy quinoa salad is a great meal-in-one; it makes an ideal vegetarian option at the Thanksgiving table.

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Red Rice and Quinoa Salad with Orange and Pistachios

Red Rice and Quinoa Salad with Orange and Pistachios. Photo © David Malosh
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In this fluffy salad, Yotam Ottolenghi blends South American quinoa with nutty Camargue red rice from southern France. The salad gets a fruity sweetness from orange juice and zest and is delicious alongside roast chicken.

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Quinoa Salad with Grilled Scallions, Favas and Dates

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"One thing I've learned as a chef is not to overfeed your customers--a food coma is very unpleasant," says Charlie Parker of Plum restaurant in Oakland, California. This salad of grilled spring vegetables feels just filling enough, thanks to the protein-rich quinoa and a puree of dates that are grilled first to soften them and intensify their natural sweetness.

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Quinoa Salad with Roasted Peppers and Tomatoes

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Peppers and Tomatoes
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"I grew up with a bunch of hippies, so I ate a lot of quinoa," Kerry Simon says. "I thought the taste was so cool." For this tabbouleh-like salad with tomatoes and roasted bell peppers, Simon simmers quinoa in water and orange juice to give it a citrus hit.

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    1 of 12 Black Bean-and-Quinoa Salad
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    4 of 12 Roasted Carrot and Red Quinoa Salad
    5 of 12 Smoky Quinoa and Bacon Salad
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    7 of 12 Roasted Delicata Squash with Quinoa Salad
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