Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado & Garlic Dressing

This salad is so hearty, with quinoa, vegetables and super seeds for texture, paired with a creamy dressing that ties all the flavours together.

Salad Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked quinoa

• 3 Tablespoons hemp hearts

• 3 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds

• 3 Tablespoons sunflower seeds

• 1 large green pepper

• 1 large cucumber

• 2 tomatoes

• 1 small red onion

Dressing Ingredients

• ½ container Fauxmagerie Zengarry Garlic and Fine Herbs cashew cheese

• 1/4 unsweetened almond milk

• Juice ½ lemon

• 2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar

• 2 Tablespoons fresh dill

• 1 avocado

• 1 teaspoon Herbamare

Instructions:

1. Add one cup of cooked, cooled quinoa into a salad bowl. Add chopped green pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, and red onion. Add hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds to the salad.

2. With a hand mixer or blender add all the dressing ingredients and blend until smooth. Use a spatula to scrape the desired amount of dressing into the salad and stir. You can save any remaining dressing in a container to use over the next few days - it makes a great veggie dip! ☺

3. Toss, serve and enjoy.