Best Quinoa Crab Salad Recipes

QUINOA CRAB SALAD

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Great and healthy salad for lunch or dinner! Imitation crab is okay for this recipe. It's best if made the night before.

Provided by DOM4T

Categories Salad Grains Quinoa Salad Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cups water
⅔ cup quinoa
1 pound finely chopped cooked crabmeat
1 cup diced cucumber
1 cup sliced grape tomatoes
1 cup fat-free feta cheese, crumbled
½ cup Greek salad dressing
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, or more to taste

Steps:

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool quinoa completely.
Mix crabmeat, cucumber, tomatoes, and feta cheese together in a large bowl; add quinoa and stir. Whisk Greek salad dressing, lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar together in a separate bowl; drizzle over the quinoa mixture and stir to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184.6 calories, Carbohydrate 11 g, Cholesterol 43.4 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 17.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 596.7 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

QUINOA CRAB SALAD

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Make and share this Quinoa Crab Salad recipe from Food.com.

Provided by actress_singer_danc

Categories Crab

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 cups cooked quinoa
226 g crabmeat, drained (or imitation crab meat)
1 cup dried cranberries
1 mango, diced
2 cups chopped fresh parsley
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
1 yellow pepper, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons lime juice