Description
A simple summer meal prep recipe that helps you enjoy fresh and healthy meals all week long.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups quinoa
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup corn, canned or frozen
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Juice of 2 limes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa under cold water.
- In a pot, combine quinoa and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until quinoa is fluffy.
- In a large bowl, mix cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, and corn.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
- Add cooked quinoa to the vegetable mixture.
- Pour dressing over and toss to combine.
- Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
- Divide into meal prep containers for the week.
Notes
- Cook quinoa ahead of time to save time.
- Feel free to add other vegetables you like.
- This meal can be served cold or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Meal Prep
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: summer meal prep