Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Sauce
This tasty vegan Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Sauce is crunchy, flavorful, and packed with protein - a great vegan pot luck idea that everyone (including meat eaters!) will love. This salad is quick, plant-based, and great for anyone at your table.
Ingredients
- 4 cupscooked quinoa
- 2 cupschopped red cabbage
- 2carrots (chopped or spiralized)
- 2green onions (chopped)
- 1 cupcilantro (julienned)
- ½ cuppeanuts (chopped)
- 2 clovesgarlic (minced)
- ½ cupextra virgin olive oil
- ½ cuprice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoonspeanut butter
- 2 tablespoonspure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoonssoy sauce (or gluten free tamari, or soy sauce substitute like aminos)
- 1lime (juiced)
Directions
- 1
Cook quinoa according to package instructions. Set aside, and allow to cool.
- 2
In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, red cabbage, carrots, and green onions.
- 3
In a medium mixing bowl, make the dressing. Add the minced garlic, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce (or tamari), maple syrup, peanut butter, and lime juice.
- 4
Stir the dressing ingredients well to combine. Dressing should be smooth and creamy.
- 5
Pour dressing over the quinoa salad and toss well to combine. Top with fresh chopped cilantro.
- 6
Top with the peanuts, and more green onion for garnish. Enjoy!