Avocado Quinoa Bowl

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Here’s a quick, yet filling salad to try on a busy Friday night! I started with a recipe from Chloe’s Vegan Italian Kitchen, and then just fiddled with the ingredients, based on what I had at home.

Ingredients

• 1 bunch of fresh basil
• 1/4 cup walnuts, cashews, or almonds (I used almonds)
• 2 avocadoes
• 2 tblsp lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves (I used 2 tblsp jar garlic)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• pepper
• 4 cups cooked quinoa (I used the red quinoa)
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 3 scallions, chopped
• crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Instructions

1. The cookbook says to “combine basil, walnuts, avocados, lemon juice, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor. Process until smooth.” I only combined the chopped basil, lemon juice, garlic, oil, salt, pepper, scallions, and red pepper in a bowl and just whisked the ingredients together.
2. Pour the sauce on the quinoa and mix well. Top with tomatoes, avocado, nuts, and any other toppings you think look tasty – I added corn and black olives.

Enjoy!