Green Bean & Almond Quinoa Salad

This simple green bean and quinoa salad is perfect for a quick side or served as a main with a little grilled chicken, chickpeas or tofu. Either way, this salad will be a hit!

Ready for a salad to brighten up your potluck tomorrow?

I don't know what's on your menu, but for many of us it's going to be the big old BBQ spread. Burgers (turkey burgers if I have my way), hot dogs, sausages, potato and pasta salads.

But what about your greens? You need to have greens. Are you going to just have that same old boring salad you have at every potluck? I sure hope not!

I suggest you try this green bean and almond quinoa salad.

Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables. They're crunchy, colorful and with just slight sweetness that makes them perfect in almost any salad.

Especially a quinoa salad like this one.

Granted I love them raw as a snack too, but with a simple steam, chopped up and tossed on a salad they're sensational.

This salad highlights the green bean in a very special way. The quinoa adds texture, but it's the sliced almond that add that extra crunch that this salad so desperately needs. Plus with a little almond extract drizzled into the mix, this green bean and almond quinoa salad is quite divine.

What's great about this salad is that it also doubles as a lovely holiday side dish! Can we think of it as an alternative to green bean casserole perhaps? Obviously different, but easier, healthier and more accessible for all diet types!

And if you don't have access to fresh green beans, no worries at all. You can absolutely use frozen, just thaw and steam like you would here and add them to your salad.

Green Bean & Almond Quinoa Salad

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Preparation 5 mins 2018-04-25T00:05:00+00:00

Cook Time 10 mins 2018-04-25T00:10:00+00:00

Serves serves 4 as a side     adjust servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa (I have used both red & rainbow, and I actually prefer the red!)
• 1 lb green beans, clean and chopped into 2″ pieces
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Steam the green pieces until just tender, about 5 – 7 minutes. Allow them to cool slightly.
2. Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and toss to combine.
3. Serve immediately.

by Alyssa

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 220kcal Calories from fat 70
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8g	12%
Saturated Fat 1g	5%
Transfat 0g
Sodium 542mg	23%
Carbohydrate 32g	11%
Dietary Fiber 7g	28%
Sugars 5g
Protein 9g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g