Red, White, and Blue Quinoa Salad, perfect for Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July! Looking for something new to take to your Fourth of July Celebration? Check out this fun and healthy Red, White, & Blue Quinoa Salad.

Jicama

One of the newest items that I have found a love for is jicama. Jicama is a root that is slightly sweet with the texture similar to a chestnut. Jicama is the white part of this Red, White and Blue Salad and it adds a great crunch to it.

I was so excited I found the jicama at the first store I went to last night. This is an amazing light and fresh salad that is low in calories. Great to take to a potluck or picnic!

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Red White & Blue Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 2 cups jicama diced
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1 cup strawberries chopped
  • 2 limes, juice and zest
  • 12 mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoons sweetner (I like to use Truvia)

Directions

  1. Place water and quinoa on medium heat.
  2. Once boiling cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Set aside for 5 minutes to continue cooking.
  4. Place in fridge to chill.
  5. Mix olive oil, lime juice, sweetner and zest in a small bowl and set aside to allow flavors to mix.
  6. Reserve two mint leaves for garnish and slice rest very thinly.
  7. Once quinoa is chilled fold the fruit, mint, jicama and dressing.

Servings: 12 | Calories: 79 | Fat: 2 | Carbohydrate: 13 | Fiber: 2 | Protein: 2

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Hope you have an amazing Independence Day!

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