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Zesty Orange & Almond Quinoa Salad Recipe

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Looking for a colorful salad recipe that welcomes spring and is easy to make. How about making this zesty orange and almond quinoa salad recipe! It is refreshing and so good. It is perfect for your lunch, dinner or those fancy dinner parties you will be hosting.

Quinoa salads can sometimes be a little on the bland side. I find that I need to enhance them with either creative ingredients or seasonings. I tried this Radish Quinoa salad before and I loved. But eventually I got bored with it and wanted to try something new.

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Since I had some oranges on hand and almonds around, I figured I would mix them into my Quinoa as an experiment! It came out fantastic, so I’m sharing it with you! With just three ingredients, this quinoa salad recipe truly is an easy healthy recipe!

Zesty Orange and Almond Quinoa Salad

Zesty Orange and Almond Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of quinoa
  • 2 oranges
  • 1/3 cup of roasted almonds

Make it

1. Cook the quinoa as per directions and let it cool.

2. While the quinoa is cooking:

  • Peel one orange
  • Cut the orange in half.
  • First half of orange: slice it to decorate your salad
  • Second half: dice it.
  • In a cup, press the second orange (nothing like fresh orange juice)
  • Add some salt and pepper to taste to that cup

3. In a large salad bowl, add quinoa, diced oranges and almonds

4. Season with the orange juice. Make sure to pour the juice slowly so you don’t completely saturate the quinoa. No one wants saggy quinoa salad, right?

5. Decorate with the slices of oranges. Of course, you can also eat those decorations!

Voilà. It is a refreshing spring salad that will please most of the taste buds in your home. This is the perfect way to introduce quinoa to your picky eaters, too. The orange adds a nice sweetness to the nutty flavors of the almond and the quinoa itself.  Find more delicious spring recipes on our Pinterest board!


What do you think of this easy quinoa salad recipe? Have you ever tried mixing quinoa with fruits? How did you like it. Share with us in the comments below!

 

 

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Comments

  1. kathy downey says

    This sounds like such a refreshing salad,thanks for the recipe.

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  2. E. Hinz says

    This looks delicious, I’ll have to try it!

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  3. Penni says

    This salad sounds delicious – and so perfect for my household of orange-lovers! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Jennifer Herman says

    This looks really yummy!

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  5. Audrey Skinner says

    I will definitely be making this salad.

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  6. kathy downey says

    I really enjoy quinoa and this salad looks delicious

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  7. SCOTT H says

    This was delish!

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  8. lissa crane says

    I love the new twist on this side dish! This is a great way for me to get my kids to enjoy it too!

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  9. Crystal Sell says

    Looks easy and delicious! I’m going to have to try this out. 🙂

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  10. TweenselMom says

    I don’t know anything about Quinoa, thanks for the idea, i’d be searching more about it.

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  11. Ana says

    I love quinoa! This looks so yummy!

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  12. the pinterested parent says

    I have never had quinoa. I have heard great things. I will have to try this.

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  13. Carly Anderson (@lipglosscrayons) says

    This looks amazing!

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  14. katrina g says

    oh that looks really good. I will have to check this out more!!!

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  15. Yona Williams says

    My brother has been into quinoa for a while now. I eat it too, but not as much as he does. I made a couscous salad similar to the one featured here. It was delicious, and I loved the addition of citrus.

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  16. Maggie says

    I’m actually not a fan of quinoa but man those oranges look great!

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  17. kathy downey says

    Thank you for sharing the recipe,it looks delicious

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  18. Dhemz Apdian - Dias says

    wow, looks interesting! I bet it’s really good.

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  19. Crystal Wachoski says

    I love quinoa flakes. Looks great!

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  20. Beth@FrugalFroggie says

    I have never had Quinoa. But that salad looks great.

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  21. Scott says

    I haven’t tried anything quinoa yet. They look like little fish eggs to me…

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  22. sojourner says

    Fantastic! I love quinoa and I bet the citrus gives it a nice flavor. I’ll have to try this.

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  23. Megan Elford says

    This looks so fresh and spring-like! I bet it tastes great!

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  24. Liz Mays says

    That looks so refreshing with the oranges. I must, must, must try this recipe!

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  25. Judy Cowan says

    I have not tried quinoa, this might be a good salad to try it out in! Thanks for the recipe.

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  26. Florence C says

    The salad look good. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

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  27. heidi c. says

    I really enjoy quinoa. This sounds like such a refreshing salad!

    Reply

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