Favorite quinoa salad recipe?

[Anonymous]

I have some red quinoa cooking. I plan to let it cool and make some sort of salad with it for lunch. I have avocado, spinach, tomato, bell pepper. I think I still have some kale left too.

How would you season this?

Separately, what is your favorite quinoa salad recipe?

[Anonymous]

Freshly squeezed lemon, olive oil (or walnut oil if you have it), touch of cider vinegar, maybe a little honey to cut the bitterness of the quinoa. Simple!

[Anonymous]

My all-time favorite red quinoa/kale salad:
http://keeprecipes.com/recipe/howtocook/super-healthy-red-quinoa-sundried-cherries-kale-edamame-and-ginger-vinaigrette

Here is the recipe:
Recipe: Super healthy red quinoa with sundried cherries, kale, edamame, and ginger vinaigrette
"Souper Jenny Does Salads"
Ingredients
Vinaigrette
1/4 cup rice vinegar
4 tablespoons cherry or apricot jam
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled
1/2 shallot , peeled
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
Salad
2 cups red quinoa
4 cups water
2 cups Lacinto kale, leaves removed from ribs, julienned
1 cup shelled, cooked edamame
1 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup scallions, chopped
1 cup toasted slivered almonds
Preparation
To make the vinaigrette, put vinegar, jam, ginger and shallot in a blender and whirl, slowly adding oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

For the salad, bring 4 cups of water and 2 cups quinoa to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes. Check quinoa. It should be firm, but cooked through. Drain and set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, combine quinoa, kale, scallions, edamame, cherries and almonds. Slowly add dressing and combine until well mixed.

Serving Size
Serves 6

[Anonymous]

No real recipe, but love it with black beans, red pepper, jalapenos, avocado, corn & cilantro. Vinaigrette using whatever vinegar I have on hand, plus some ground cumin and smoked paprika.