Peach Quinoa Salad + September Goals #MotivateMe Monday

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Peach quinoa salad
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This Peach Quinoa Salad is a delicious salad for any summer party, or a great potluck dish! Double the recipe, because it goes fast!

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This Peach Quinoa Salad is a delicious salad for any summer party, or a great potluck dish! Double the recipe, because it goes fast!

This weekend I took the girls to the Milton Farmer’s Market and the market was full of fresh peaches.  They looked so yummy and delicious that I couldn’t resist buying some.  Then later that night we went to a BBQ so I thought “Hey! Why don’t I make a peach quinoa salad with my peaches”.  So that’s what I did.

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Why I love this Quinoa Peach Salad

Peaches are one of my favourite summer fruit – they have such a unique flavour and are very versatile, there are so many things you can make with peaches! 

What you’ll need to make a quinoa salad with peaches

FOR THE DRESSING

  • Chopped parsley
  • Lime juice
  • Agave nectar or honey
  • Sea salt
  • Olive oil

INGREDIENTS FOR THE SALAD

Be sure to check out the full ingredient list and printable recipe in the recipe card below.

How to make a peach salad with quinoa

This recipe comes together quickly in 3 easy steps:

  1. Mix the first 5 ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
  2. Add the other ingredients together in a larger bowl.
  3. Mix in the dressing. Garnish with parsley. Serve.

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Peach Quinoa Salad Recipe

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This Peach Quinoa Salad is a delicious salad for any summer party, or a great potluck dish! Double the recipe, because it goes fast!
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servings: 10
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Ingredients 

Ingredients for the dressing

  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tsp. agave nectar or honey
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Ingredients for the salad

  • 3 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
  • 2 fresh Peaches (cut into chunks)
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup diced cucumber
  • 1/2 cup diced red pepper
  • 1/4 cup red onion (diced)

Instructions

Directions for the dressing

  • Mix the first 5 ingredients in a bowl; set aside.

Directions for the salad

  • Add the other ingredients together in a larger bowl.
  • Mix in the dressing. Garnish with parsley. Serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 10Servings

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Races in September

I have one “race” this month.  On Friday-Saturday this week I’ll be participating in Ragnar Trail Cottage Country with my team “Chek Squad”.  This is a three loop relay style trail race.  Each runner will run each of the loops one after another until all team mates have run the three loops.  The total distance each runner will run is 24km – my 115km goal for the month includes this distance.

Sport Chek is our team sponsor for the race and they’ve provided us each with two outfits and Salomon trail running shoes. I picked out the Salomon Speedcross 4 CS shoes:

For my first outfit I picked out this open back Under Armour Fly-by T-shirt, and Nike Women’s Epic Power Lux Running Crop Tights:

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And for my second outfit I picked out another open back shirt (I really like the open back because they feel nice and cool while running) and a pair of short.  This one is the Nike Women’s Breathe Elevated Running Short Sleeve Shirt, and the shorts are Nike Women’s Flex Revival Shorts:

August Recap

August was all about being more consistent with my training and working harder to lose some weight.  I lost 4lbs and 2% body fat! I also set a goal of running 4 times a week, and to hopefully run a total of 100km.  Guess what?

I did it!

Have a great week!

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