Honey Mustard Quinoa Salad with Ham and Peas.

Honey mustard quinoa salad is a delicious side dish that’s full of flavor! Ham and peas round out this gluten free salad. 

I know I just posted a dish with quinoa last weekend, but as I’ve said before, we eat a lot of quinoa around here. I like how quickly it cooks up, and it’s really versatile. It works in soups, as a side dish, and in a cold salad.

I was having a really crazy week last month and I realized it was lunchtime and I didn’t have anything planned. Sandwiches sounded boring, but the idea of a ham and honey mustard something sounded good. Since I had quinoa and frozen peas on hand, I decided to mix it all up and see what happened. What happened was a super tasty honey mustard quinoa salad that tasted like a ham sandwich. Yum!

The honey mustard dressing is really good (I want to put it on everything now), so I wrote the recipe for a larger amount. Since quinoa seems to really absorb any sort of dressing, my suggestion is to put half the amount of dressing on before serving, and then have the rest on the side for those who would like to add more. If you have leftover salad, keep the dressing separate so that you can add it right before you eat the quinoa salad the next day for maximum flavor.

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Honey Mustard Quinoa Salad with Ham and Peas.

Honey mustard quinoa salad with ham and peas is a delicious gluten free salad recipe.

Course Salad

Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 352 kcal

Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• ½ teaspoon olive oil
• ½ cup sweet onion diced
• 1 cup ham diced
• 1 cup frozen peas thawed

For the dressing:

• 4 Tablespoons yellow mustard
• 5 Tablespoons honey
• 2 Tablespoons white vinegar
• 5 Tablespoons organic canola oil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Rinse the quinoa and place in a pot along with two cups water and the ½ teaspoon of olive oil. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes until water is absorbed and the little ring around the quinoa loosens.
2. While the quinoa cools, mix the dressing. Place the mustard, honey, white vinegar, canola oil, salt, and pepper in a glass jar with a lid and shake to combine.
3. Put the cooled quinoa, onion, ham, and peas in a large bowl and mix together.
4. Add half of the dressing and stir to coat all ingredients.
5. Serve with more dressing on the side. Store leftover salad and dressing separately in the refrigerator so that you can add more dressing the next day for more flavor.

Nutrition Facts

Honey Mustard Quinoa Salad with Ham and Peas.

Amount per Serving

Calories

352

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

18

g

28

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Cholesterol

 

14

mg

5

%

Sodium

 

782

mg

34

%

Potassium

 

323

mg

9

%

Carbohydrates

 

37

g

12

%

Fiber

 

3

g

13

%

Sugar

 

16

g

18

%

Protein

 

10

g

20

%

Vitamin A

 

185

IU

4

%

Vitamin C

 

10.5

mg

13

%

Calcium

 

28

mg

3

%

Iron

 

2.1

mg

12

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Now I want to turn other sandwiches into salads…that could either work out really well or be a disaster. Turkey and cheese spinach salad? Yes. Peanut butter and jelly iceberg wedge? NO.  I think I’ll quit while I’m ahead.  ;)

This post is part of my series: 31 Days of Gluten, Dairy, and Egg Free Soups, Salads, Sides & Sweets.