Berry Avocado Quinoa & Spinach Salad with Honey-Lime Poppy Seed Dressing

 

We had dinner at our friends Tony & Katie’s house the other night and I brought a salad.  This is now one of my favorite recipes – it’s really healthy and the homemade dressing was sweet & tangy.  It only took a minute to toss together. 

The next day I had leftover and added grilled salmon - it could easily serve as a meal instead of just a side! 

Berry Avocado Quinoa & Spinach Salad with Honey-Lime Poppy Seed Dressing

 (adapted from Cooking Classy)

Dressing:

·        ½ cup olive oil

·        Zest of 1 lime

·        Juice of 1 lime

·        2 T honey

·        1 T Dijon mustard

·        ¼ t salt

·        2 t poppy seeds

Salad:

·        2 cups cooked quinoa (about 2/3 cup dry)

·        1 cup sliced almonds, toasted

·        9 oz. baby spinach

·        1 ½ cups fresh blueberries

·        1 ½ cups fresh raspberries

·        2 medium avocados, peeled, cored, and diced

·        5 oz feta cheese, crumbled

 

Directions:

1.  Toast the almonds & cook the quinoa.  Mix all the dressing ingredients minus the poppy seeds in a bottle or jar until well combined.  Stir in the poppy seeds.  

 

2. Toss all the salad ingredients together.  Enjoy!