Take your salad on the go with this mason jar quinoa salad recipe from Fit Foodie Finds. Shake up layers of fluffy quinoa, black beans, corn kernels, tomatoes and avocado so that each mouthful is well-coated in the lean Greek yogurt dressing. Twist open and enjoy fork first!
Mason Jar Quinoa Salad Ingredients for the salad dressing: for the salad Directions To make the dressing, place all ingredients for the salad dressing into a small food processor and process until smooth. Add 3 tablespoons of salad dressing to the mason jar base. Then add the following ingredients in this order: 1 cup spinach, 1/4 cup tomatoes, 1/2 cup cooked quinoa, 1/4 cup black beans, 1/4 cup corn and 1/2 avocado (diced). Nutrition Information Serves: 4 | Serving Size: 1 mason jar salad Per serving: Calories: 393; Total Fat: 21g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Monounsaturated Fat: 6g; Cholesterol: 1mg; Sodium: 244mg; Carbohydrate: 52g; Dietary Fiber: 14g; Sugar: 4g; Protein: 14g Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 709mg; Iron: 29%; Vitamin A: 137%; Vitamin C: 50%; Calcium: 11%
Lee is the author, recipe creator and photographer behind the healthy food blog, FitFoodieFinds. She’s based in the Twin Cities, where she runs her blog full-time, teaches group fitness, and loves anything and everything about the outdoors. Check out her out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
Photo courtesy of Lee Hersh. Recipe originally published on FitFoodieFinds.
