Healthy Detox Quinoa Bowl, super quick and easy to prepare, left overs are great the next day, only 9 ingredients! Vegan and Gluten Free.

I love being able to make extra of certain things so lunch or dinner is already done the next day!
Quinoa is one of my go-to healthy essentials that you can pretty much add anything too and it will tastes great!

I added a bunch of textures to this bowl, crunch from the walnuts, spicy from the onion, juicy from the tomato and creamy from the avocado! And the dressing is light a fresh with a hint of lime!

It is perfect for lunch, I usually make a decent amount so I can store it in the fridge for lunch the next 2 days as well.

I love using quinoa because it's a complete protein food, it contains all 9 of the essential amino acids, it also contains almost twice the amount of fiber than most other grains.
It has iron, lysine, magnesium and riboflavin (B2) and a high content of manganese as well!

(Info was from mindbodygreen.com)

As I am trying to incorporate more healthy foods into my diet I'll continue to share little bits and pieces of what I learn from researching things, but don't worry it won't get to be too much because I am a believer that knowing too much isn't always a good thing! I like to stick to the basics in life otherwise I tend to get a little obsessive thinking over things! AND FOOD IS MEANT TO BE ENJOYED!!! 😉

Anyways you totally need to try this because not only does it taste great and has a lot of health benefits but it's EASY and you can prepare extra to store in the fridge!

So when you try it, take a pic and tag me on TwoRaspberries ******************************

DETOX Quinoa Bowl

Healthy Detox Quinoa Bowl made with only 9 ingredients is super quick and easy to prepare. Even better the leftovers are great the next day. Vegan and Gluten Free.

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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: -4

Calories: 943kcal

Author: Michele

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup dry red quinoa I like the TruRoots brand read package for instructions on how to cook, usually 1 cup dry is 2 cups water
▢ ½ cup chopped walnuts
▢ ½ chopped red onion
▢ 1 large tomato chopped or two small ones
▢ 1 whole avocado chopped up

Dressing:

▢ 4 tablespoon olive oil
▢ Juice from 1 lime
▢ ½ teaspoon onion powder
▢ Salt/Pepper to taste

Instructions

Prepare you quinoa according to directions on your package, min was 1 cup dry to 2 cups water brought to a boil and si merged with a cover for 20 minutes
While quinoa is cooking, chop your walnuts, onion, tomato, and avocado and set aside
Prepare dressing by mixing olive oil, like juice, onion powder, salt and pepper in a bowl and mixing really well and set aside
Once quinoa is done, you can either plate it like pictured above or you can mix everything together in a large bowl (I generally mix everything, the separation was mainly for the pictures).
Serves 2 large serving or 4 small sides

Notes

Notes: make the quinoa in advance and can store in the fridge for up to 3 days, chop and add ingredients when ready to eat, all ingredients are ok to add in advance and store in fridge except for the avocado, that should be cut fresh when ready to eat.
Great served with warm quinoa or cold from the fridge, I prefer from the fridge!