Grilled Vegetable Quinoa Salad
This grilled vegetable quinoa salad is an easy side or light dinner for any summer night.
As many of you are getting ready for a weekend of BBQ, grilling and summer cooking I wanted to share with you a quick, healthy and savory side dish that I think you might enjoy. I’ve surely been enjoying it recently.
Our summer dinners are really simple and involve grilling to avoid spending time in a hot kitchen. We usually have some sort of grilled vegetable (peppers, zucchini, or fruits: peaches, pineapples etc) paired with a grilled protein and a small starchy side. My recent side has been this simple quinoa salad. My favorite organic tricolor quinoa cooked and tossed with grilled vegetables, olive oil, lemon juice, fresh herbs from my porch garden (yay apartment living!!) and some salt and pepper. So simple and insanely delicious. Serve with a few steak kebabs, chicken or grilled fish and you have yourself a full dinner! We are seriously hooked on this meal ๐
It’s so light and easy that I think you need to add it to your dinner rotations this summer. Better yet, add it to your menu this weekend as you gather with friends and family!! It will be a great healthy side to go alongside your BBQ items and of course will leave room for this Red, White and Blue layered Flag Cake… just saying ๐
Grilled Vegetable Quinoa Salad
This grilled vegetable quinoa salad is an easy side or light dinner for any summer night.
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- ยฝ red pepper, cut in squares
- ยฝ yellow or orange pepper, cut in squares
- ยผ cup whole baby bella mushrooms, halved
- ยฝ red onion
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoons fresh herb, chopped (i used rosemary and thyme)
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare quinoa as directed on package. Or if you bought in bulk: bring two cups of water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add quinoa and mix. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until quinoa absorbs all the liquid. Fluff with a fork when done and remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, toss the vegetables with a tablespoon of olive oil and fresh herbs. Season with salt if desired. Heat up grill until hot. If you have a grater, place that on top of your grill. I used skewers. Roast veggies until crisp and tender.
- Once cooked, transfer quinoa to a large bowl. Toss with remaining olive oil, lemon juice and zest, roasted vegetables. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with steak kebabs and vegetables.
Before I let you go, I have a great giveaway for you today!! I love using Bob’s Red Mill products and have been enjoying exploring some of their ancient grains (like amaranth, farro and bulgur). I used their tricolor quinoa in this salad for a pop of color!
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*Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Bobโs Red Mill. All opinions are as usual 100% mine.* Some affiliate links included in text above.
Perfect summer dinner! Easy, healthy and looks delicious!
Exactly!! Thanks Meghan!!
Ps: can’t wait for the new you. I check every week!
Zainab!!
oh my goodness .. LOVE this grilled vegetable tricolored quinoa salad!!! I’ve never tried the tricolor quinoa. . it’s so pretty! and I esp love the beautiful steak kabobs you have here!!! delicious!
Thanks Alice! I love the tricolor quinoa because of the pretty color!!
That looks so healthy and delicious Zainab!! Thanks for the giveaway and pinned!
Thanks Claire! It’s really light and simple!
That salad & those steak kabobs look delish! ๐ My kind of summer meal! Pinned and entered! Thanks for the giveaway, Zainab!
Thank you Carrie!!
Love Bob’s and of course quinoa! Salads like this are a staple in my diet!
Quinoa is the best!! Thanks Laura!
I love Bob’s Red Mill, you have no idea how many products of their’s that I use! I would so love to win this! Love your grilled veggies and quinoa!
Yes, I love them too. I hope you win so you can treat yourself to more ๐
Wow Zainab, this is a wonderful salad! I tend to avoid overly cheesy, or dressed salads, so this is perfect!
Thanks Tanya! I love that it’s simple and fresh!
Oh yum! This sounds like the most perfect light summer dinner! I love quinoa, and roasted veggies always make life better ๐
Thanks Consuelo!!
Bob’s Red Mill is the best! I love this grilled veggie quinoa. It is a perfect way to use up all of the fresh produce from my garden.
I have everything I need to make this as a side dish for the 4th! (Well, except for the pretty quinoa, I only have the boring old regular kind). I also have yellow zucchini to pick from the garden that I may add.
Tina, that’s perfect!! I hope you try it. And it will taste the same with the regular kind. That’s how I first tested the recipe. Just as delicious ๐ Hope you have a great 4th weekend!
This looks delicious Zainab, I could totally see this paired with a nice piece of grilled fish or chicken, pinning!
I agree Emily! Any protein will go well with this. Thanks ๐
What a delicious salad Zainab! I love Bob’s Red Mill products, which is really great because it’s the only brand I can buy, LOL. ๐
Thanks Lisa!! Hoping you win then :p
I love this. I find it difficult to find tri colour quinoa in the UK but will keep trying.
YES I want this quinoa salad in my life! The smoky grilled veggies with the quinoa sound so yummy!
We love quinoa at our house, Zainab and I bet Warren would go nuts with this and those steak kebabs (and the red, white, and blue cake)! Man, we’re coming over for dinner, ASAP ๐
Dude. This salad looks amazing! Perfect for summer picnics…oh, and I love me some Bob’s Red Mill! ๐
This seems like a perfect little go-to side dish. I bet it would be nice served with a lovely piece of grilled fish, as well.
Happy 4th July!
This salad looks amazing!
This seriously looks so fresh and delicious!
The tri-colored quinoa looks so pretty! What a great summer side for grilled meat. I love the way fresh rosemary tastes with anything grilled ๐
Hello! This is so good! Saving this recipe and trying for sure – love quinoa ๐ Also, great new, fresh design!!
This looks so delicious and I would love to win this!!
This looks delicious Zainab! Love how fresh and healthy this is! With the kabobs it looks like the perfect summer meal:) Hope you and Mr J have an amazing holiday weekend:)
Thank you so much Kelly!! I hope you had a great weekend with the boys too ๐
Whoa, you know the way to my heart, Zainab! And that would be quinoa and anything grilled! Great recipe. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great 4th. ๐
Thanks Julie!! Hope you had a great weekend despite the rain.
I’ve never had the tricolor quinoa- but it looks so pretty! Sounds like the perfect summer side dish. Yum!
This is one gorgeous salad! I would like those perfect steak kabobs too, please. I am loving Bob’s Red Mill especially since I went GF a few weeks ago. So many great products!
Andi, they have so many products that will make this transition easy!!
Yum! This is perfect for our CSA farm veggies that we get in the summer! We’ve just started cooking with quinoa so I am always looking for new recipes using it! Hoping you will link this up with us at Foodie Fridays…I’m on the lookout for veggie recipes this week! Hope you are having a wonderful holiday weekend!
Thanks Michelle! Just linked up for the week ๐
This looks wonderful. Definitely something I’d like to try. I haven’t had anything like this before, don’t judge. ๐ Such a pity my grill hasn’t got any gas and buried in the depths of my garden shed. Must at least attempt to bust it out for this.
Hhaha I won’t judge Lisa lol! I love quinoa so I make it all the time around here and grilling is just a must when it warms up. I hope your grill fires up soon!!
I love quinoa and the colors on this dish just POP!! Beautiful pictures Zainab!! ๐
I can’t get over how colorful this quinoa is! So beautiful!
Thanks Kelly!
I love all of their products…and I love the look and sound of this healthy summer side dish! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Love quinoa of course, and this salad looks delicious! I love how colourful it is ๐
I’ve been eating quinoa up lately, and eating it with grilled veggies sounds great! And those kabobs look SO good. ๐ I love Bob’s Red Mill products, so thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks Marcie!!
I am loving this quinoa salad!!! It’s just so light and fresh and summery!!!! Plus those grilled kebabs just take this to a whole another level!!! <3 Pinning!!!!
I’m in love with this light healthy dish! So colorful and delicious! ๐