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Honey Mustard Quinoa Salad with Ham and Peas.

Oct 9, 2014 · Modified: Nov 5, 2017 by Kelly Roenicke · 9 Comments

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

honey mustard quinoa 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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A delicious quinoa salad with ham and peas and finished with a tasty honey mustard dressing.
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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.

honey mustard quinoa salad with ham and peas

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. 

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Filed Under: 31 days, Dairy Free, food, Gluten Free, Recipes, Salad Tagged With: 30 minutes or less, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Fish Free, Gluten Free, Nightshade Free, Peanut Free, Sesame Free, Shellfish Free, Soy Free, top 8 allergy free recipe, Tree Nut Free

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Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.
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Comments

  1. Beth

    April 08, 2021 at 7:23 pm

    5 stars
    We are following a gluten, dairy, and sugar free diet. This was delicious served over a salad of mixed greens, tomatoes, and cucumbers! Then we added the extra dressing! Yummy!! Great way to use leftover Easter ham :)

    Reply
  2. Katie

    January 22, 2020 at 2:37 am

    5 stars
    Delicious recipe!

    Reply
  3. Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven

    October 09, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    This quinoa looks totally gorgeous, Kelly! Honey mustard dressing is one of my favorites. :)

    Reply
    • Kelly

      October 12, 2014 at 10:11 am

      Thanks, Sarah!

      Reply
  4. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely

    October 09, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    Your honey mustard dressing sounds delicious! This would be a great dish to make with leftover christmas ham.

    Reply
    • Kelly

      October 12, 2014 at 10:12 am

      Good idea, Natalie! I always have a ton of ham left over!

      Reply
  5. Lisa Howard

    October 09, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    This sounds/looks DELISH! Of course, I am a huge fan of honey mustard. The turkey, cheese and spinach combo sounds really good too!

    Reply
    • Kelly

      October 12, 2014 at 10:12 am

      Thank you so much, Lisa! :)

      Reply

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