Warm Arugula Salad with Quinoa and Goat Cheese
Tips for Making this Recipe
Did you know you can quickly cook quinoa in an Instant Pot when you’re preparing these Quinoa and Arugula Salad? Head over to my post: How to Make Quinoa in the Instant Pot for all the details!
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Warm Arugula Salad with Quinoa & Goat Cheese
A bright salad that is perfect for lunch or dinner and is loaded with healthy ingredients. Naturally gluten-free and simply delicious, this salad will sure to please your whole family!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 3 cups arugula
- 1 oz goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 of a lemon, juiced
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cover and reduce to low. Let simmer for 10 minutes, or until all the water has been absorbed and the quinoa is fluffy. Keep covered for another 3 minutes, then fluff with a fork and transfer to a mixing bowl.
- Add the arugula to the bowl with the hot quinoa and stir until the greens have wilted a bit. Squeeze the lemon juice over the salad and mix together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer the salads to two bowls and top with crumbled goat cheese bits.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
There are lots of additions you could make to this salad. It would be delicious with chopped nuts or cranberries, or topped with some grilled fish or chicken for added protein. Or enjoy it as is for a light, healthy lunch or dinner!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 103Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 229mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 2gSugar: 1gProtein: 5g
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When using quinoa I toast it first in a dry frying pan, then add chicken or vegetable broth to cook it, THEN add it to the recipe I am making. I added dried cranberries to the above salad and offered balsamic glaze as a dressing. I served at a lupus fund raiser. The guests gobbeled it down.
sounds fantastic!
Made this to take to work for lunch this week. Absolutely delicious. One addition I made was to cook the quinoa with chicken broth instead of water.Β
Glad you liked it! Love the idea of using the broth instead of water.
I just made this, holy cow LOVE IT. Picked arugula from my little garden :), ohhh YUM.
Thank you for discovering this awesome dish
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Organic Mom (Facebook) aka Heather
I can’t wait to try this tonight – I might just have to throw some toasted pine nuts on top as well – yum! Thanks for posting π
I think toasted pine nuts would make this already awesome dish over the top good!!
Delicious! Just made it for my parents and siblings and everyone loved it. I added kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, and artichoke hearts to the salad instead of nuts or dried fruit and served it with salmon. Really good!
Thanks so much for the recipe. I’ll definitely recommend it.
I recently just started my own food blog and always love checking out other food blogs for inspiration. Quinoa salad with goat cheese! YUM!! I have to make this soon!
I just made this for dinner last night… SO DELICIOUS!! I sauteed some yellow & green bell peppers & red cabbage at high heat for added color & variety. I also toasted my quinoa prior to cooking & then put a beef boullion cube in while it boiled to give it an intense burst of flavor. And it was soooo good! Will make again for sure! My mom loved it too π didn’t need any salt or seasonings, just used garlic & herb goat cheese. Gosh what a delicious meal!
Wow Loretti, your salad sounds delicious! I love all the add-ons that you threw in there. I’ll have to give toasting the quinoa a try and see how it changes the flavor. I usually only do that with my baking, but I’m sure it would be absolutely divine with a bright salad like this.
Love it! So simple and easy, yet so delicious. I think I wouldn’t be able to resist throwing some avocado in there π
You know, avocado is a splendid idea. I think this would also be great tossed in a creamy avocado dressing. Mmm….now you’ve really got me thinking π
Alyssa, this sounds amazing- you’ve combined three of my favorite foods into one dish! I like mixing quinoa with roasted veggies in the winter. Yum!
Me too! That’s one of my favorite meals of all time. And then grilled veggies for the summer!
his sounds so good!!! Is it 1/2 cup of lemon juice?
Or is it 1/2 of a lemon’s juice?
Hi Erika – it’s actually 1/2 of a lemon juiced. Sorry about the typo! Hope you enjoy the salad π
It was delicious!!! Thank you!
This looks so tasty! Love this idea!
Thanks Katrina! It’s a seriously delicious salad π