Description
A refreshing quinoa salad with feta cheese, perfect for a healthy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse the quinoa under cold water.
- In a pot, bring water to a boil.
- Add quinoa and reduce heat to low.
- Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Fluff quinoa with a fork and let it cool.
- In a large bowl, combine cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, and feta cheese.
- Add cooled quinoa to the bowl.
- Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss everything together and serve chilled.
Notes
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
- Can add other vegetables as desired.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing and boiling
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: quinoa salad, feta salad, best quinoa salad, healthy salad