Quinoa-Stuffed Avocado
Lunch Just Got More Fun With This Stuffed Avocado Salad
All the avocado-lovers out there will flip for this quick and easy vegan recipe. Once your quinoa is cooked, all you need to do is toss a handful of ingredients of a light and tangy oil-free dressing and stuff it in the center of an omega-3-rich avocado. This satisfying and delicious vegan-friendly lunch fills you up without weighing you down. Try it for yourself — chances are you all ready have the ingredients ready to go in your healthy kitchen.
Quinoa-Stuffed Avocado
From Lizzie Fuhr, POPSUGAR Fitness
Ingredients
- For the dressing:
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Pinch of oregano
- For the salad:
2 tablespoons thinly sliced carrot
2 tablespoons chopped red pepper
1/4 cup spinach
1/4 cup quinoa, cooked
1 avocado, halved and pitted
Directions
- Combine the lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and oregano in a small bowl and whisk until combined. Add the carrot, red pepper, spinach, and quinoa to the small bowl and mix until all the ingredients are tossed in the dressing.
- Set up your halved avocado on a plate, and scoop out extra flesh if necessary. Divide the quinoa salad, and spoon it into the center of each avocado half. Eat up!
Source: Calorie Count
Information
- Category
- Main Dishes
- Cuisine
- North American
- Yield
- Makes 1 serving
- Total Time
- 4 minutes, 59 seconds
Nutrition
- Calories per serving
- 509
Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr
