Description
This Greek Mediterranean quinoa salad recipe is hearty and delicious. It goes great as a standalone meal or side. It can be prepared ahead of time for the week.
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry quinoa or 6 cups cooked quinoa
- 4 cups cherry tomatoes
- 6 Lebanese/Persian cucumbers or 1 English cucumber
- 1 small red onion
- 2 tbsp high-quality olive oil
- 1 tbs dried oregano or fresh oregano
- 3 ounces feta cheese
- 20 olives – black or green
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 large lemon
Instructions
Cook Quinoa
- Cook quinoa ahead of time and allow it to cool.
Chop Veggies
- Cut cherry tomatoes in half.
- Dice onion.
- Cut cucumbers into the same size as the tomatoes.
- Remove the olive pits and dice olives.
- Mix cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, and onion together in a bowl.
Make Dressing
- Squeeze lemon.
- Add olive oil, lemon, salt, pepper, oregano, and feta cheese together.
- Add dressing to the salad.
Equipment
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- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 cups
- Calories: 345
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 445 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg
Keywords: quinoa salad, greek salad, fresh salad
