Quinoa Beet Salad

Quinoa Beet Salad (arugula beet salad) is a delicious cold beet salad made with red quinoa, chopped beets, arugula, green onion, raisins and sliced almonds all tossed in a delicious light curry salad dressing.  This cold quinoa salad makes a perfect side dish or salad main!

This arugula beet salad is my riff on Mendocino Farms Red Beet Salad.  It has a healthy combination of ingredients all tossed in a delicious light curry salad dressing.

Arugula Beet Salad Ingredients 

This cold beet salad is a delicious mix of nutritious ingredients all tossed in an amazing curry salad dressing.

• Cooked quinoa
•  Raw beets
•  Arugula
•  Green onions
•  Raisins
•  Sliced almonds
• Quinoa Salad Dressing

How to Make Arugula Quinoa Beet Salad

For this arugula beet salad, the steamed beets are finely chopped so they’re more manageable and less messy to eat.   

1. Prepare beets. Steam, peel and chop beets
2. Cook quinoa.  Prepare one cup of cooked quinoa.
3. Combine ingredients.  Add all of the ingredients except the quinoa salad dressing to a large mixing bowl and toss to combine. 
4. Toss salad.  Drizzle the quinoa salad dressing over the ingredients and toss to evenly coat.

Curry Salad Dressing Recipe

This cold beet salad is tossed in a delicious light curry salad dressing that’s made with simple ingredients and it comes together in a pinch.

•  Extra virgin olive oil
•  Lemon juice
•  Pure maple syrup
•  Curry powder
•  Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

How to Make Curry Salad Dressing 

You’re going to love the dressing that this curry quinoa salad is tossed with!

1. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Or place all of the ingredients in a mason jar, seal the lid and shake.
2. Chill in the refrigerator before use.

Is Quinoa Gluten Free?

Yes!  Quinoa is actually a seed, not a grain, so all quinoa (red, white, mixed) is gluten-free.

Looking for more quinoa salad recipes? 

• Best Quinoa Salad
• Broccoli Cheddar Quinoa Salad
• Southwest Quinoa Salad
• Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
• Crunchy Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
• Beet Kale Quinoa Salad
• Mango Arugula Quinoa Salad
• Asian Quinoa Salad

Want more salad ideas? Check out all my healthy quinoa salad recipes.

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Yield: 4 servings

Quinoa Beet Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Quinoa Beet Salad (arugula beet salad) is a delicious cold beet salad made with red quinoa, chopped beets, arugula, green onion, raisins and sliced almonds all tossed in a delicious light curry salad dressing.  This cold quinoa salad makes a perfect side dish or salad main!

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked red quinoa
• 2 medium sized beets, steamed and finely chopped
• 1-1/2 cups arugula
• 2-3 green onions, finely sliced (both white and light green parts)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Curry Salad Dressing

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Steam Beets

1. Wearing food handling gloves, cut the beet stems away and discard. 
2. Peel beets and cut the beets into small cubes, discard peel.
3. Place cut beets in a steamer basket set inside a saucepan filled with 2 inches of water. 
4. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a low simmer.  Cover saucepan with lid and steam for about 10-20 minutes or until beets are fork tender. 
5. Remove beets from basket and transfer to a bowl. Set aside to cool.
6. After cooled, finely chop the beets.

Cook Quinoa

1. Pour 1/2 cup quinoa in a fine mesh colander and rinse under cold running water for about 30 seconds.
2. Add the rinsed quinoa to saucepan.
3. Pour 1-1/2 cups water or vegetable broth over the quinoa in the saucepan and stir.
4. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover with lid and simmer 15-20 minutes.  Don’t remove the lid.
5. As soon as the water is absorbed, remove from heat and set aside for 8-10 minutes so all the water completely absorbs and the quinoa will be light fluffy.
6. Fluff quinoa with fork.

Curry Salad Dressing

1. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Or place all of the ingredients in a mason jar, seal the lid and shake.

Assemble Salad

1. Add all of the ingredients except the quinoa salad dressing to a large mixing bowl and toss to combine. 
   
2. Drizzle the quinoa salad dressing over the ingredients and toss to evenly coat.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 310Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 107mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 5gSugar: 18gProtein: 5g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.