I know I’ve been promising a quinoa recipe for a while (and after all it is one of the 30 most healthy foods!), and I’m finally going to deliver.
I don’t know what took me so long to get around to making this recipe I’ve been thinking about, because it really is so quick and easy.
Greek Quinoa Salad
Start by cooking your high protein pseudo-grain. I had heard a new method to cooking quinoa, and I’m glad I tried it out. It resulted in fluffy, delicious quinoa! First, I measured 1 c of dry quinoa in a measuring cup.
Then pour water in to cover it and let it soak for 15 minutes. Rinse and drain the quinoa and put it in a small pot with 1 1/4 c water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover for 20 minutes.
Ta-Dahhhhh!!
Fluffy & fabulous.
***note : 1 cup of dried quinoa will result in several cooked cups. This is great because it stores well in the fridge and you can eat it for a couple days. be adventurous and try it for breakfast- I’m going to!***
For this particular recipe, remove quinoa from heat and set in fridge (or outside on your porch ;)) to chill.
Meanwhile, cut up some veggies.
To use rough estimates, I chopped up about 1/2 an English cucumber, halved almost a pint of grape tomatoes, diced about 1/4 of a purple onion and chopped up a couple handfuls of kalamata olives. Use more or less depending on what you like.
Toss the veggies is a big bowl with 1 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice and 1/2 Tbsp oregano.
Then add in some feta. I used almost 1 small container.
Mix well.
Once the quinoa is not longer hot, add 1 cup of the cooked quinoa to the bowl and mix gently.
Enjoy! Or refrigerate and enjoy later.
This recipe is SO flexible. Add more quinoa if you’d like (I probably will next time). I will also probably add little less onion. I like onions, but they were a bit overpowering.
Overall it was DELICIOUS. I think this would make a fabulous side dish for summer time, or even a main entree if you want a lighter meal.
What’s your favorite way to eat quinoa?
& happy Friday 🙂
Jess says
This looks amazing Brit!! Thanks for posting the quinoa recipe I’ll have to try it out. Yummy!
christina says
loving this recipe!
Ann Claire says
Yum! That looks so good. I haven’t tried quinoa on very many occasions, but one time I cooked it up with some turkey sausage, tomato sauce and seasoning and then stuffed it into bell peppers and baked it and that was really good.
Melissa says
I’ve only tried cooking quinoa once and I failed to soak it so it was a FAILED recipe. I look forward to trying it again though. Thanks for sharing!
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen says
It’s like tabbouleh….except, well made with quinoa instead of bulgar and probably a million times more amazing! [Hence, I love it.] Also, I pretty much will eat anything if you call it “Greek.” 🙂
Samantha @ Health, Happiness & Skinny Jeans says
That looks so good. I love feta but it never dawned on me to make a salad like this!
Caree @ Fit-Mama says
oohh, this looks delish! yum! I must try it!
christen says
Britt– that looks amazing! Great recipe! Too bad Brad doesn’t eat any of the above ingredients! But yum!! I would love to try your healthy and delcious meal!
Alyssa @ Life of bLyss says
the school for which I work always makes a quinoa salad that looks a LOT like the one you make! I looove it, but I’ve never tried to make it myself. 🙂
Jane Preston says
Looks wonderful! I just bought some red quinoa, so I’ll have to try your recipe!
Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons says
mmmmm delish! I haven’t tried red quinoa yet! I love the basic one so this sounds uber good!
Corey @ the runner's cookie says
Feta is so delicious! This looks fabulous. Usually I eat quinoa hot with veggies, but I may need to try your cold version 🙂
erica@fashionmeetsfood says
Since I am not eating meat this is definitely a recipe I need to try
xo
Christina @ Food.Fun.Fabulous. says
I’m trying to get my family to eat more of a variety of grains so I bought quinoa, bulgur, and couscous but so far they aren’t budging. This looks like something my mom would eat though 🙂
Melissa @ Be Not Simply Good says
That looks delicious, and I agree with the comment that it resembles tabbouleh. I’m hoping to try out a tabbouleh recipe this weekend.
Autumn @ Good Eats Girl says
This looks delish! I love adding some soy sauce and fresh veggies! Or a can of Ro-Tel in it is also good! 🙂
Roz says
This looks SOOOO good. Thanks for reminding me to use the quinoa I have in the cupboard. I’m going to “greekify” it soon! Have a good weekend.
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Janey says
This looks so easy and delicious! Definitely going to have to try this soon!
Sara @ Nourish and Flourish says
Thanks for the quinoa cooking tip! I’ve made it a couple of times and it’s never seemed quite “right”, so next time I’ll definitely try your method. 🙂
Feta cheese + tomato + onion is pure bliss to me. LOVE this recipe!