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Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad

July 6, 2015

Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad Vegan Gluten Free Oil Free

This Healthy Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Salad is sooo incredibly fresh, light, tangy, creamy and full of lemon-pesto flavor. Full of protein-packed quinoa, crunchy and crisp veggies + creamy avocado, this salad has honestly become my new favorite salad for every potluck, BBQ and family get-together this Summer!

quinoa avocado cucumber

Guys, it’s been a whirlwind of a week for me. My parents and two younger sibs flew in to Paris 6 days ago and we’ve been having a blast travelling, catching up and (let’s-be-honest lol) eating all the delicacies and walking our way through Europe together!

J and I met them in Paris at Bob’s Juice Bar (haha, not joking – most random meet up spot ever but with the best fresh juices of Paris!) and we discovered parts of the city I’ve never been before plus saw a few of the must-see sites of course! If you are ever in Paris, I’d highly recommend exploring Rue Cler and Rue Montorgueil. They are both the most picturesque streets with tons of delicious foods and local stores to explore and admire.

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Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad Vegan Gluten Free Oil Free

We’ve been back in Belgium the last few days with J’s wonderful family, enjoying and showing my family a few of our favorite Belgians sites! We went on an awesome bike tour by the Belgian coast, survived the heat wave while sightseeing Brussels in the super HOT weather and have been sampling all the delicious chocolate and beer Belgium has to offer PLUS enjoying some very relaxing family BBQs 😉 We are off to Amsterdam in a couple of hours (one of my favorite cities in Europe!) and I’m so excited to show my family a few of my favorite spots over in Holland!

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And on top of everything, I GRADUATED my Master’s in Anthropology with honor’s two days ago. It still feels surreal that it’s all over after two years of cramming, learning, studying and then cramming some more but it’s DONE DONE DONE! I’m so excited to see what this next chapter of life has to offer.

So let’s celebrate with this supeeeer healthy and light Vegan + Gluten Free Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Salad, shall we? 🙂 This salad is incredibly delicious and makes the perfect lunch-time salad, Summer side or BBQ dish! It’s filled with fresh tomatoes, crispy cucumbers, tangy red onions, creaaaaaamy avocado and topped off with a light homemade light lemon pesto vinaigrette, YUM!

I’m off to Amsterdam now friends! Wishng you a wonderful week 🙂

Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad Vegan Gluten Free Oil Free

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Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad
 
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Prep time
25 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
This Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Salad is sooo incredibly fresh, light, tangy, creamy and full of lemon-pesto flavor! Full of protein-packed quinoa, crunchy and crisp veggies + creamy avocado, this salad has honestly become my new favorite salad for every potluck, BBQ and family get-together this Summer!
Author: Ceara
Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 3 heaping cups cucumber, chopped (1 larger cucumber)
  • 4 heaping cups tomato, chopped (4 large tomatoes)
  • 1 cup red onion, diced (2 small red onions)
  • 2 avocados, chopped
Lemon Pesto Vinaigrette
  • 1 cup basil
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • a couple splashes of water
Directions
  1. Rinse quinoa very well (this takes away the bitter aftertaste of quinoa) and cook in 2 cups of water. While the quinoa is cooking, prepare the vegetables.
  2. Cut all the veggies (see photo for size) and toss into a large bowl.
  3. Prepare the lemon pesto vinaigrette by blending all the ingredients (basil, tahini, lemon juice and sea salt) together. Add in a couple splashes of water if necessary. I used an immersion stick blender.
  4. Once the quinoa is cooked, fluff it with a fork and rinse it under cold water to cool it down. Leave the quinoa to cool for 10 minutes covered in the fridge before adding it to the chopped up vegetables.
  5. Add the cool quinoa to the chopped vegetables and toss it with the lemon pesto vinagrette.
  6. Garnish with fresh basil. This salad tastes even better the next day once the flavors have had time to marinate!
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avocado cucumber salad

And y’all, I LOVE hearing your feedback and seeing your delicious #CearasKitchen creations :D. If you make this healthy, vegan and gluten free Healthy Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Salad, share your photos with me on Instagram @CearasKitchen (and remember to tag #CearasKitchen so I don’t miss it!) or share it on my Ceara’s Kitchen Facebook page. Have a beautiful weekend everyone!

Pesto Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad was last modified: July 24th, 2016 by Ceara
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15 comments

Johanna April 18, 2016 at 8:10 pm

Just came across your site from a pin. While the pesto-quinoa-avocado-cucumber-tomato-salad looks delicious it was your name that drew me in! My 13 year old daughter shares your name and we hardly ever see it. We pronounce with a blended ky sound at the beginning – Ky-ara. How do you pronounce it? Most people can’t say it correctly but she has learned to answer to Keira, and Key-ara.
My youngest daughter has it worse though. Her name is Caoilainn.

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Becca March 13, 2016 at 8:20 pm

So yummy! I love the idea of adding tahini to the pesto. I didn’t have any basil so I added parsley and cilantro instead, plus a 1/2″ piece of fresh turmeric. So good 🙂

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Megan August 16, 2015 at 6:48 pm

Do you by any chance know the nutrition per serving for this meal?
Thanks 🙂

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Manali @ CookWithManali July 7, 2015 at 9:14 pm

gorgeous, fresh salad Ceara, love it! So glad to hear you are having a fantastic time with family 🙂 Have fun!

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Ceara July 10, 2015 at 1:37 pm

Thank you! It was such a blast!

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Hadia July 7, 2015 at 2:56 am

The salad looks so refreshing and tasty Ceara! I love that you added tahini to the dressing! It looks like you are having a fabulous time with your family in Europe! I am so happy for you! Pinning this wonderful salad!!

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Ceara July 10, 2015 at 1:38 pm

🙂 Thank you so much for the kind words and pin, Hadia!! It was so lovely having my family here!

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Michele @ Two Raspberries July 6, 2015 at 8:12 pm

I love quinoa! this recipe looks delicious! the Vinaigrette sound really yummy too! pinning this to try next time I make quinoa! 😉

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Ceara July 10, 2015 at 1:39 pm

Thank you for the kind words and pin, Michele! 🙂

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Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit July 6, 2015 at 5:49 pm

Another beautiful edible rainbow from Ceara, I love this!! Especially that vinaigrette, I’m a sucker for a lemon dressing 🙂

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Ceara July 10, 2015 at 1:39 pm

Thank you so much, Natalie!! I love the rainbow salads this time of year 😀

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Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan July 6, 2015 at 4:45 pm

Congrats on the Master!! Wooop! That’s so cool. I hope you have the most amazing time in Amsterdam – you sure deserved it!
The salad looks beautiful! It’s so colorful and gorgeous. Perfect for the summer.

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Ceara July 10, 2015 at 1:40 pm

Thank you, Bianca!!!!!!!!! 🙂 Amsterdam was lovely – it’s truly one of my favorite European cities!!

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Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy July 6, 2015 at 11:40 am

Wow, that does sound like a total whirlwind. I love Amsterdam, I hope you have an amazing time!

This summer looks like the perfect addition to any BBQ.

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Ceara July 10, 2015 at 1:40 pm

Thank you, Dannii! 🙂

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