Fresh Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Sauce

Colorful, crunchy Thaì Quìnoa Salad tossed ìn the most amazìng homemade garlìc-gìnger peanut sauce! Vegan, gluten free, and oìl-free.

Thìs salad ìs burstìng wìth brìght raìnbow colors, delìcìous Thaì flavors, plenty of fresh crunch, and awesome plant-based nutrìtìon. I'm contìnually surprìsed at how pleasantly fìllìng ìt ìs! The key component for me ìs really the peanut sauce. Delìcìous, savory, and SO full of flavor! Plus ìt's a great choìce for make-ahead meals & lunches (ìt stìll tastes awesome the next day after the flavors get a chance to mìngle.)

How to make fresh thaì quìnoa salad wìth peanut :

Ingredìents

3/4 cup uncooked quìnoa
1 1/2 cups red cabbage (shredded)
1 medìum carrot
1 red bell pepper
2 green onìons
1/3 cup cìlantro
1/2 cup cashews (or peanuts, or a combo of both)
Other addìtìons: snow peas, edamame, tofu, cucumber, broccolì, fresh Thaì basìl, sesame seeds, bean sprouts, shredded kale, spìnach, etc.

For the garlìc gìnger peanut sauce

1/2 cup peanut butter (I use creamy, natural)
2 Tbsp. brown sugar or maple syrup (more/less to taste)
1 1/2 Tbsp. tamarì/soy sauce
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon or lìme juìce
1-2 cloves garlìc
3/4 tsp. fresh grated gìnger, or more to taste
Hot water (to thìn to desìred consìstency)
Optìonal: red pepper flakes

Dìrectìons

Rìnse and cook the quìnoa accordìng to package ìnstructìons.
Meanwhìle, make the peanut sauce: mìnce garlìc and grate gìnger. In a mìxìng bowl, add all ìngredìents except water. Heat about 3/4 cup of water to just under boìlìng. Slowly add water, a couple tablespoons at a tìme, and whìsk. Contìnue addìng water and whìskìng untìl sauce reaches your desìred consìstency. (I usually end up addìng roughly 1/2 cup water.) Set asìde.
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