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Mediterranean Barley Salad Recipe and Video - A great chilled whole-grain salad to serve with grilled chicken, or on its own for lunch. Can be improved with a combination of whole grains, but the barley works on its own.

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Mediterranean Barley Salad

A great chilled whole-grain salad to serve with grilled chicken, or on its own for lunch. Can be improved with a combination of whole grains, but the barley works on its own.

By DrkEyedCajn

Spicy Forbidden Rice Salad Recipe - This Forbidden Rice Salad is a colorful blend of black rice, bell peppers, and cashews tossed with a soy sauce, lime, and sriracha dressing.

Spicy Forbidden Rice Salad

This Forbidden Rice Salad is a colorful blend of black rice, bell peppers, and cashews tossed with a soy sauce, lime, and sriracha dressing.

By docswife

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Amazing Mexican Quinoa Salad Recipe - Quinoa, corn, beans, and cilantro are tossed in a spicy chile dressing creating a Mexican-inspired salad perfect for lunch or dinner.

Amazing Mexican Quinoa Salad

Quinoa, corn, beans, and cilantro are tossed in a spicy chile dressing creating a Mexican-inspired salad perfect for lunch or dinner.

By Rita

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Greek Rice Salad Recipe - Avocado, tomato, and brown rice are tossed with cucumber, Kalamata olives, chopped mint, and crumbled feta cheese in this tasty salad.

Greek Rice Salad

Avocado, tomato, and brown rice are tossed with cucumber, Kalamata olives, chopped mint, and crumbled feta cheese in this tasty salad.

By Audrey Noland

Barley Lime Fiesta Salad Recipe - Barley, corn, black beans, and colorful veggies team up with a cilantro-lime dressing to make a different cold salad. Mix the dressing to your own tastes.

Barley Lime Fiesta Salad

Barley, corn, black beans, and colorful veggies team up with a cilantro-lime dressing to make a different cold salad. Mix the dressing to your own tastes.

By Christine

Tabbouleh III Recipe - This salad is light and flavorful and chock full of veggies that you can pull from your garden--tomatoes, cucumbers, and green onions. Add lots of parsley and mint and a nice splash of olive oil and lemon juice and that's it. Chill before serving to bring out the flavors. Serves eight.

Tabbouleh III

This salad is light and flavorful and chock full of veggies that you can pull from your garden--tomatoes, cucumbers, and green onions. Add lots of parsley and mint and a nice splash of olive oil and lemon juice and that's it. Chill before serving to bring out the flavors. Serves eight.

By KITKATY

Farro Salad with Asparagus and Parmesan Recipe - The nutty flavor of farro grain balances with the salty Parmesan and tart cranberries in this tasty salad. Plan ahead, as the farro needs to soak overnight. If you can't find farro, substitute spelt or wheat berries.

Farro Salad with Asparagus and Parmesan

The nutty flavor of farro grain balances with the salty Parmesan and tart cranberries in this tasty salad. Plan ahead, as the farro needs to soak overnight. If you can't find farro, substitute spelt or wheat berries.

By Duncan

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Nutty Brown Rice Salad Recipe - This tasty salad combines brown rice, kidney beans, crisp vegetables, and raw almonds. All are tossed with Italian dressing for a great tasting cold side dish that pairs beautifully with meats, fish, or sandwiches.

Nutty Brown Rice Salad

This tasty salad combines brown rice, kidney beans, crisp vegetables, and raw almonds. All are tossed with Italian dressing for a great tasting cold side dish that pairs beautifully with meats, fish, or sandwiches.

By Jackie Wood

Cherry Farro Salad with Sweet Vinaigrette Recipe - Dried cherry and farro salad with toasted walnuts is tossed in a sweet vinaigrette, creating a refreshing and hearty salad.

Cherry Farro Salad with Sweet Vinaigrette

Dried cherry and farro salad with toasted walnuts is tossed in a sweet vinaigrette, creating a refreshing and hearty salad.

By Traci-in-Cali

Zesty Quinoa Salad Recipe and Video - Quinoa and black beans are tossed in a refreshing lime-cilantro vinaigrette for a quick and protein-packed lunch or side dish.

Zesty Quinoa Salad

Quinoa and black beans are tossed in a refreshing lime-cilantro vinaigrette for a quick and protein-packed lunch or side dish.

By scrumdiddly

Quinoa Tabbouleh Recipe and Video - Quinoa, once a staple grain of ancient Incas, is tossed with lemon juice, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, green onions and parsley. Serve with pita bread.

Quinoa Tabbouleh

Quinoa, once a staple grain of ancient Incas, is tossed with lemon juice, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, green onions and parsley. Serve with pita bread.

By SYNEVA B

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe and Video - Chicken breast cubes, feta cheese, and kalamata olives combine with quinoa in this salad that is equally good warm or cold.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Chicken breast cubes, feta cheese, and kalamata olives combine with quinoa in this salad that is equally good warm or cold.

By Coulter

Kale, Quinoa, and Avocado Salad with Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette Recipe and Video - Tender steamed kale, quinoa, bell pepper, cucumber, onion, and avocado are tossed with a homemade vinaigrette in this super salad.

Kale, Quinoa, and Avocado Salad with Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette

Tender steamed kale, quinoa, bell pepper, cucumber, onion, and avocado are tossed with a homemade vinaigrette in this super salad.

By Stephanie Ford

Mexican Bean and Rice Salad Recipe - Brown rice gets dressed up Mexican style, with kidney and black beans, corn, peppers, lime, and cilantro in a colorful cold salad.

Mexican Bean and Rice Salad

Brown rice gets dressed up Mexican style, with kidney and black beans, corn, peppers, lime, and cilantro in a colorful cold salad.

By TaraV1976

Kale and Quinoa Salad Recipe - Kale, quinoa, currants, pecans, and feta cheese are tossed in a basic vinaigrette in this salad recipe.

Kale and Quinoa Salad

Kale, quinoa, currants, pecans, and feta cheese are tossed in a basic vinaigrette in this salad recipe.

By Kicius

Quinoa, Beet, and Arugula Salad Recipe - Tangy crumbled goat cheese adds a creamy texture to this salad that's hearty enough to be a vegetarian meal on its own but also pairs perfectly with any main dish.

Quinoa, Beet, and Arugula Salad

Tangy crumbled goat cheese adds a creamy texture to this salad that's hearty enough to be a vegetarian meal on its own but also pairs perfectly with any main dish.

By slmcm

Party-Size Greek Couscous Salad Recipe - If you are tired of the same old potato or macaroni salad and want raves, try this at your next picnic or pot luck! This recipe can be easily adapted depending on the veggies and dressing you use. Salad can be made the night before; however, add dressing just before serving.

Party-Size Greek Couscous Salad

If you are tired of the same old potato or macaroni salad and want raves, try this at your next picnic or pot luck! This recipe can be easily adapted depending on the veggies and dressing you use. Salad can be made the night before; however, add dressing just before serving.

By Saveur

Southwestern Quinoa Salad Recipe - Quinoa makes a delightful grain salad when mixed with corn, black beans, tomato, fresh cilantro, and feta cheese.

Southwestern Quinoa Salad

Quinoa makes a delightful grain salad when mixed with corn, black beans, tomato, fresh cilantro, and feta cheese.

By Ashley Steele

Quinoa Vegetable Salad Recipe - Quinoa is combined with yellow bell pepper, diced red onion, and fresh mint in this colorful salad.

Quinoa Vegetable Salad

Quinoa is combined with yellow bell pepper, diced red onion, and fresh mint in this colorful salad.

By JANELLECOLE

Best Greek Quinoa Salad Recipe and Video - This Greek quinoa salad includes tomatoes, kalamata olives, and feta cheese creating a Mediterranean-inspired, gluten-free salad.

Best Greek Quinoa Salad

This Greek quinoa salad includes tomatoes, kalamata olives, and feta cheese creating a Mediterranean-inspired, gluten-free salad.

By Allison.Kaye

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Tex-Mex Quinoa Salad Recipe - This versatile salad can be served warm in a tortilla, or as a filling for tacos and burritos.

Tex-Mex Quinoa Salad

This versatile salad can be served warm in a tortilla, or as a filling for tacos and burritos.

By SnuzzleMonkey

Santa Fe Rice Salad Recipe - This flavorful salad is composed of black beans, rice, fresh tomatoes, Cheddar cheese and green onions dressed with a jalapeno vinaigrette and topped with ripe avocado. Try to use garlic vinegar in the dressing, if you can find it!

Santa Fe Rice Salad

This flavorful salad is composed of black beans, rice, fresh tomatoes, Cheddar cheese and green onions dressed with a jalapeno vinaigrette and topped with ripe avocado. Try to use garlic vinegar in the dressing, if you can find it!

By GOJAGUARS

Curried Quinoa Salad with Mango Recipe - This easy recipe combines the pungent flavors of curry and mango for a filling and delicious dish that will have everyone going back for seconds!

Curried Quinoa Salad with Mango

This easy recipe combines the pungent flavors of curry and mango for a filling and delicious dish that will have everyone going back for seconds!

By Cinderella

Amazing Brown Rice Salad Recipe - Everyone will love this cold salad made with brown rice, dried cranberries, and balsamic vinaigrette.

Amazing Brown Rice Salad

Everyone will love this cold salad made with brown rice, dried cranberries, and balsamic vinaigrette.

By Suzanne Gwinn

Kerry's Beany Salad Recipe - Red and black beans join barley, rice, peppers, and green onions in this robust salad, dressed with a fiery vinegar and oil dressing. Makes a great side dish for ribs or a grilled steak.

Kerry's Beany Salad

Red and black beans join barley, rice, peppers, and green onions in this robust salad, dressed with a fiery vinegar and oil dressing. Makes a great side dish for ribs or a grilled steak.

By Jessica

Tabbouleh I Recipe - The combination of nutty cracked wheat or bulgur mixed with wonderfully ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, and green onions, and lots of fresh mint and parsley is sensational. A bit of olive oil and lemon juice finish it off beautifully.

Tabbouleh I

The combination of nutty cracked wheat or bulgur mixed with wonderfully ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, and green onions, and lots of fresh mint and parsley is sensational. A bit of olive oil and lemon juice finish it off beautifully.

By Candice

Tabbouleh II Recipe - Such a refreshing salad and it holds nicely in the refrigerator if you want to make it ahead. Light and nutty bulgur is soaked in water until it 's fluffy and ready to be combined with parsley, mint, tomatoes, and a bit of oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Serves four.

Tabbouleh II

Such a refreshing salad and it holds nicely in the refrigerator if you want to make it ahead. Light and nutty bulgur is soaked in water until it 's fluffy and ready to be combined with parsley, mint, tomatoes, and a bit of oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Serves four.

By EPITOPES

Quinoa Veggie Salad with Zesty Vinaigrette Recipe - Quinoa is combined with cucumbers, olives, and tomatoes before being tossed in a zesty red wine vinaigrette in this wonderful salad.

Quinoa Veggie Salad with Zesty Vinaigrette

Quinoa is combined with cucumbers, olives, and tomatoes before being tossed in a zesty red wine vinaigrette in this wonderful salad.

By Randy Finger