Avocado Blueberry Quinoa Salad
Packed with fresh blueberries and corn, tangy feta, chopped pistachios, and diced red onion, this avocado blueberry quinoa salad is perfect for a healthy weekday salad!! Easy, delicious, and quick to assemble, it’s finished in a mouthwatering cilantro lime dressing! Plus, it’s vegetarian-friendly and gluten-free too!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE This Avocado Blueberry Quinoa Salad
Fresh Avocado. The fresh, ripe avocado adds a delicious texture and creamy flavor to this healthy salad. When choosing avocados for this salad, firm but ripe is what you’re looking for.
Cilantro Lime Dressing. The cilantro lime dressing pulls this salad together. It is the cherry on top and gives it that mouthwatering flavor in every bite.
Add Ins. We add all kinds of toppings, like fresh blueberries, sweet corn, tangy feta, chopped pistachios, and red onion. These delicious add ins remind me of all my other flavor-packed salads that offer that same mouthwatering bite.
INGREDIENTS
Cilantro Leaves- The start of the delicious dressing in this healthy salad.
Fresh Lime Juice- The fresh lime balances all the sweet and tangy flavors.
Quinoa- The main ingredient and protein-packed.
Ripe Avocado– The creamy texture this salad needed to enhance the eating experience.
Blueberries- The fresh blueberries give this salad a fresh summer bite each time.
Sweet Corn- The added crunch and sweetness that pairs well with the tangy dressing.
Pistachios- The crunch this salad needs from all the creamy textures.
Scroll down to the recipe card to see quantities used.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all cilantro lime dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add cooked quinoa, avocado, blueberries, corn, red onion, feta, pistachios, and cilantro.
- Pour cilantro lime dressing all over the quinoa salad and toss to combine. Garnish with extra cilantro, pistachios, feta, and red onion if you’d like. Serve at room temp or cold.
Avocado Blueberry Quinoa Salad SUBSTITUTIONS/VARIATIONS
- Dairy Free Option? Remove feta cheese to make it dairy-free.
- Berry Replacement? Blueberries can be replaced with any berry.
- Nut Alternative? Pistachios can be swapped with almonds or cashews.
STORAGE
The salad is perfect on its own or works well as a side salad paired with a protein of your choice.
Store salad in an air-tight container for up to 2 days.
Avocado Blueberry Quinoa Salad
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Packed with fresh blueberries and corn, tangy feta, chopped pistachios, and diced red onion, this avocado blueberry quinoa salad is perfect for a healthy weekday salad!! Easy, delicious, and quick to assemble, it’s finished in a mouthwatering cilantro lime dressing! Plus, it’s vegetarian-friendly and gluten-free too!
Ingredients
Cilantro Lime Dressing Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup packed cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1/2 jalapeno, seeded
- 1/2 tsp salt
- freshly ground black pepper
For The Salad:
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 firm but still ripe avocado, sliced or diced
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup fresh sweet corn
- 1/2 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro, diced
- 1/2 cup feta, optional
Instructions
- Add all cilantro lime dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add cooked quinoa, avocado, blueberries, corn, red onion, feta, pistachios, and cilantro.
- Pour cilantro lime dressing all over the quinoa salad and toss to combine. Garnish with extra cilantro, pistachios, feta, and red onion if you’d like. Serve at room temp or cold.
Notes
- Remove feta cheese to make it dairy-free.
- Blueberries can be replaced with any berry.
- Pistachios can be swapped with almonds or cashews.
- The salad is perfect as a meal or as a side salad paired with any protein.
- Store salad in an air-tight container for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
