Summertime, berries and a salad – it’s a perfect match, and this Berry & Spinach Quinoa Salad is perfect in the warmer months!
This is the time of year for light, fresh foods. Finding myself hungry, I grabbed some fresh berries and spinach from the fridge. Pulled out the quinoa from the pantry, made a small batch.
Then I threw it all together, along with slivered almonds for a little crunch and a citrus dressing to finish it off. It was light, refreshing and nutrient dense. I was a happy girl!
I absolutely adore quinoa (and berries, and spinach), and am so glad to have this added to the recipe collection. I will be visiting this healthy, vegan salad often and I highly recommend that you do too!
How To Make Berry & Spinach Quinoa Salad
This healthy, vegan salad is so easy to make. All it takes is just a few simple ingredients and 30 minutes!
Ingredients you’ll need:
- ½ cup dry quinoa
- ¾ cup water
- 5 oz. baby spinach (about 5 cups)
- 1 heaping cup blueberries
- 1 heaping cup sliced strawberries
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds
- sliced avocado, optional
Citrus Dressing
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
- pinch of mineral salt & fresh cracked pepper, optional
Put It All Together
Quinoa: Start with the quinoa. In a small pot, add quinoa and water, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove lid and let rest for 10 minutes, fluff with a fork.In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients and mix well.
Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the citrus dressing. Set aside until ready to serve.
Salad: In a large bowl add the spinach, quinoa, blueberries, strawberries and slivered almonds. Pour dressing over top and toss well to coat.
Serve at room temperature or chilled in individual bowls with optional sliced avocado and a little extra slivered almonds on top.
Super easy and delicious – welcome summertime with this Berry & Spinach Quinoa Salad and enjoy the lighter side of life!
More Healthy Salads
- Vegan Caesar Salad
- Apple, Beet, Carrot & Kale Salad
- Sweet Corn & Arugula Salad
- Strawberry, Apple + Quinoa Spinach Salad
If you try this berry & spinach salad recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment and rate it below. I love to hear what you think, or any changes you make.
BERRY + SPINACH QUINOA SALAD
Get fresh with colorful salad, all dressed up with a lip smacking citrus dressing!
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves 2 - 3 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
- ½ cup quinoa, rinsed
- ¾ cup water
- 5 oz. baby spinach (about 5 cups)
- 1 heaping cup blueberries
- 1 heaping cup sliced strawberries
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds
- sliced avocado, optional
Citrus Dressing
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
- pinch of mineral salt & fresh cracked pepper, optional
Instructions
Quinoa: In a small pot, add quinoa and water, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove lid and let rest for 10 minutes, fluff with a fork.In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients and mix well.
Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the citrus dressing. Set aside until ready to serve.
Salad: In a large bowl add the spinach, quinoa, blueberries, strawberries and slivered almonds. Pour dressing over top and toss well to coat.
Serve at room temperature or chilled in individual bowls with optional sliced avocado and a little extra slivered almonds on top.
Serves 2 – 3
NOTES:
Feel free to use part lemon juice and part orange juice for the dressing.
Samantha says
Hi, I commented on another recipe asking about the nutritional info. I just did some calculations and I’m not seeing how you could get 20.7 grams of protein in a serving – more like a third of that. Do you think this was a mistake or an error with the app you use to create the nutrition label?
Julie | The Simple Veganista says
Hi Samantha, I just double checked because that does seem like a lot of protein from such a simple salad, but it is in fact correct. Most of the protein is from the spinach… 5 oz. is calculating 41 grams of protein. The quinoa is adding 12 grams, and the almonds 7 grams. Pretty amazing, spinach is a great source of protein and other important nutrients! I think I’ll be eating this more often, LOL!
Samantha says
Oh I think that’s a mistake with the program making the nutritional label then. Good to know! 5 oz of spinach only has about 4 or 5 grams of protein. I wish it had that much!
Julie | The Simple Veganista says
You are right, I removed the spinach and added it again, it’s showing a much lower number. Thank you so much for pointing that out, I may need to use a new calculator. I used the NutriFox calculator from Pinch Of Yum. Sorry about that, I wonder how much else is off! Oh my :(
Magda says
What could I replace moustard with? I don’t really like it so I don’t want to buy the whole jar to use two spoons
Anna says
omg love this!! so full of color and I also love to add strawberries fo extra freshness yumyy
The Yogi Vegetarian says
What a beautiful summer salad, thanks for sharing!