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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Healthy salad with quinoa, vegetables, olives, feta, and lemon dressing

Total Time
35min
Servings
6
Difficulty
easy
Rating
4.3 (87 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:20min
Cook:15min
Cuisine: mediterranean
Meal Type:
lunchside_dish
Tags:
mediterraneanquinoahealthyvegetariansalad

Ingredients (6 servings)

  • 1 cupquinoa, rinsed
  • 1 largecucumber, diced
  • 7.14 ozcherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 largered bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 smallred onion, finely diced
  • 2.86 ozkalamata olives, pitted and halved
  • 5.36 ozfeta cheese, crumbled
  • 1.07 ozfresh parsley, chopped
  • 15 gfresh mint, chopped
  • 2.03 fl ozolive oil
  • 3 tbsplemon juice
  • 1 tsplemon zest
  • 1 tspdried oregano
  • 1/2 tspsalt
  • 1/4 tspblack pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook quinoa in boiling salted water for 15 minutes until tender.

    15min
  2. 2

    Drain quinoa and let cool completely.

    10min
  3. 3

    Combine cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, and red onion in large bowl.

    5min
  4. 4

    Add cooled quinoa, olives, feta, parsley, and mint.

    3min
  5. 5

    Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, zest, oregano, salt, and pepper.

    2min
  6. 6

    Pour dressing over salad and toss gently to combine.

    2min
  7. 7

    Let sit for 15 minutes before serving to allow flavors to meld.

    15min

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