This week’s meal plan included an easy quinoa salad. This meal doesn’t use too many ingredients (I have most of them in my house as staples) and was pretty quick to put together. This dish keeps well and tasted almost even better the next day as leftovers because the flavors had time to infuse together!

Asian Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth (or water)
1 cup red cabbage (I used pre-cut)
1 cup  Edamame (I defrosted frozen edamame)
1 bell pepper, chopped (I used reconstituted freeze-dried peppers)
1 large carrot, grated or chopped up ( I stuck it in my Vitamix on low to chop)
Sriracha, to taste (optional)

For the dressing:

1/4 cup Tamari (soy sauce)
1 tablespoon sesame oil (I used Hot Pepper Sesame Oil)
1.5 tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
1 inch fresh ginger, grated/minced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 green onion, chopped
Handful of fresh cilantro, de-stemmed and chopped

Directions:

1. Prepare the bell peppers, green onion, cilantro, and ginger as stated in the ingredient list.

2. Bring quinoa and 2 cups vegetable broth to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer for 15-20 minutes. Fluff with fork and let cool.

3. Combine the tamari, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, green onion, cilantro, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.

4. Mix the quinoa and veggies together, and then add the dressing. Top with sriracha if you desire some spiciness!

5. Serve chilled or at room temperature. I liked it better when it was cold.