Looking for a refreshing summer salad? Then look no further because this Vietnamese Quinoa Salad with Grilled Shrimp is refreshing and full of protein. This salad is perfect for lunch, and it is super easy to make.
The salad dressing is the real star of the show in this recipe, and it complements the grilled shrimp very nicely. To make the dressing you combine Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar, water, fish sauce, lime juice, and coconut sugar in a jar and shake well. Then you add the garlic and chili and shake again. You can keep this dressing in the refrigerator for a week and use it for other salads. To make the salad you season the shrimp and grill them for 2 minutes on each side. Then you combine the quinoa and vegetables in a mixing bowl and add some dressing and toss. Then you divide the salad into four bowls and add the shrimp and some olive oil.
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Salad Dressing
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 33kcal
Nutrition Facts
Salad Dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 33
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Fat 0.02g0{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Saturated Fat 0.003g0{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.01g
Sodium 1152mg48{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Potassium 61mg2{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Carbohydrates 7g2{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Fiber 0.1g0{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Sugar 5g6{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Protein 1g2{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Vitamin A 20IU0{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Vitamin C 3mg4{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Calcium 12mg1{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Iron 0.2mg1{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Salad
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 428kcal
- 1- pound large shrimp , peeled, deveined, tail off
- ¼ cup olive oil , plus more for serving
- ½ teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 12 wooden skewers , soaked in water for 30 minutes
- 4 cups cooked quinoa , cooled
- 2 bell peppers , diced
- ½ seedless cucumber , diced
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes , cut in half
- 1 large zucchini , diced
- ½ red onion , diced
- 1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels , thawed if frozen
- ½ cup fresh parsley leaves
Nutrition Facts
Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 428
Calories from Fat 162
{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015} Daily Value*
Fat 18g28{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Saturated Fat 3g15{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 11g
Sodium 413mg17{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Potassium 1004mg29{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Carbohydrates 58g19{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Fiber 9g36{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Sugar 11g12{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Protein 12g24{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Vitamin A 3240IU65{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Vitamin C 125mg152{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Calcium 79mg8{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
Iron 5mg28{5676e3b156b07d12bd9df9fe13d641a85da396026abde11a1ff2d0afc1b3c015}
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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