ASIAN QUINOA SALAD WITH PEANUT DRESSING

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I don’t know about you, but lunch is the hardest meal of the day for me to decide what to eat! After getting the kids fed, I usually just opt for a snacky lunch like veggies with hummus and an apple with peanut butter.
However, sometimes I have my act together and  make this Asian Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing on Sunday {or this salad} and eat it all week long! Those are good weeks! 😉

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa uncooked
• 2 cups water
• ¼ tsp salt
• 4 cups broccoli cut very small
• 1 cup frozen shelled edamame thawed
• 1 red pepper julienned
• 1 yellow pepper julienned
• 1 green pepper julienned
• 3 carrots julienned
• Peanut sauce:
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter

• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 2 TBS hoisin sauce
• 2 TBS soy sauce
• 1 TBS honey

• 1 TBS rice vinegar
• ½ TBS sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• Optional: Cilantro, sesame seeds and green onions to garnish

Instructions

1. Cook quinoa according to package instructions. Set aside. (Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add quinoa and salt and return to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes and fluff with a fork).
2. Blanch the broccoli: Fill a medium saucepan with a ½” layer of water at the bottom. Bring to a boil.
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for full instruction please see : joyfoodsunshine.com

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