Quinoa Salad with Avocado, Orange, and Toasted Almonds<\/a><\/strong> from Jamie Geller<\/p>\nTotal Time: 40 min. <\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\nLinks open in new window. Source: Google.com<\/div>\n
This quinoa salad is a hearty yet refreshing option that\u2019s packed full of nutritious ingredients. The combination of fluffy quinoa, creamy avocado, and bright mandarin oranges makes for a filling dish that\u2019s both healthy and delicious. Plus, it\u2019s super easy to whip up, so you can enjoy a wholesome meal without spending hours in the kitchen!<\/p>\n
\n- 1 cup quinoa (rinsed)<\/li>\n
- 2 cups water or vegetable broth<\/li>\n
- 1 cup mandarin oranges (peeled and segmented)<\/li>\n
- 1 avocado (diced)<\/li>\n
- 1\/2 cup red bell pepper (diced)<\/li>\n
- 1\/4 cup cilantro (chopped)<\/li>\n
- 1 lime (juiced)<\/li>\n
- Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This salad shines with its bright colors and vibrant flavors. The fluffy quinoa serves as a perfect base, soaking up the zesty lime juice while providing a protein boost. The creamy avocado adds richness, and the mandarin oranges provide a sweet contrast that keeps each bite exciting. It\u2019s not just a salad; it\u2019s a celebration of flavors that will leave you feeling good inside and out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brighten your winter days with these three refreshing salads featuring juicy mandarin oranges that are sure to lift your spirits and tantalize your taste buds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[3936],"internal_tag":[],"class_list":["post-428098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salads","tag-winter-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428098"},{"taxonomy":"internal_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ostrali.com\/foodr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_tag?post=428098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}