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Greek Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

This Greek Mediterranean quinoa salad recipe is hearty and delicious. It's made with feta, greek salad, and quinoa.
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry quinoa see note 1
  • 4 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 6 Persian cucumbers or 1 English cucumber
  • 1 small red onion
  • 2 tablespoon high-quality olive oil
  • 1 tbs dried oregano or fresh oregano
  • 3 ounces feta cheese
  • 20 olives black or green, remove the pits
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 large lemon

Instructions

Cook Quinoa

  • Cook quinoa per the package instructions. 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 (if any) 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.

Assemble the Quinoa Salad

  • Mix the cooled and cooked quinoa with the chopped vegetables and Greek salad dressing.

Notes

  1. 2 cups of dried quinoa make about 6 cups of cooked quinoa.

Nutrition

Serving: 3cups | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 445mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g