Quinoa salad recipe

I love making an easy quinoa salad recipe for lunch or for a quick dinner. This basic recipe features tomatoes, cucumber and feta but can easily be adapted to your own needs.

Course lunch, Main

Cuisine Healthy

Keyword cherry tomatoes, cucumber, quinoa

Diet vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 510

Author Simone

Ingredients

100 grams quinoa
100 grams cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
1/2 cucumber diced
1/2 red bell pepper diced
75 grams feta cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Dressing

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp honey
salt and pepper

Metric - Us customary

Instructions

Put a pan of water on to boil the quinoa. You can add salt to the water or a cube of stock for extra flavor. Boil the quinoa for 10 minutes (or follow the instructions on the package), drain and let cool.
100 grams quinoa
Mix the quinoa with the chopped vegetables.
100 grams cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 red bell pepper
Make the dressing by mixing the following ingredients.
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp honey, salt and pepper
Add the dressing to the quinoa and mix well. Divide the salad between 2 bowls or serve in 1 larger dish.
Finally, divide the feta and fresh herbs over the salad. Bon appetit!
75 grams feta cheese, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

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