Quinoa Beet Salad
Cuisine: Southwestern
Author: Anita Edge
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
An easy, nutritious quinoa salad just bursting with flavor. This is ideal for a summer bbq or get together.
Ingredients
  • ½ lb beets, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp spicy brown mustard (Gulden's)
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 2 tbsp hot green chiles (+ more to taste)
  • ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 tbsp crumbled feta cheese for garnish
Instructions
  1. Steam the beets until tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.
  2. While beets are steaming, put quinoa in a dry saucepan. Heat over medium high heat while occasionally stirring till it starts turning light brown and smelling nutty. Then add the 2 cups water and salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until quinoa is tender and opening up and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. You may need to add up to a cup more water and simmer longer (mainly depending on altitude).
  3. While quinoa is cooking, whisk red wine vinegar, olive oil, sugar, garlic, mustard, and black pepper together in a bowl.
  4. Remove quinoa from heat and pour half the vinegar dressing on while fluffing quinoa with a fork. Set remaining dressing aside. Cover and refrigerate for an hour or more.
  5. Stir in green onions, beets, green chiles, feta cheese, and remaining dressing, blending thoroughly.
  6. Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with additional feta cheese, and serve.
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/salads/quinoa-beet-salad/