Description
This Greek Quinoa Salad is an easy quinoa salad recipe that is great as a light lunch or side dish recipe and is quick to meal prep for the week in advance. Topped with a red wine vinaigrette dressing, you’re going to add this one to your favorites!
Ingredients
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- Greek Quinoa Salad:
- 1 cup white quinoa, uncooked
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup cucumber, quartered
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2/3 cup Kalamata or black olives, pitted
- 1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced or diced
- Red Wine Vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp oregano, dried
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa. Rinse the quinoa under cold water for a minute. Add it to a small saucepan along with the water. Bring the water to a boil over medium to high heat. As soon as the water is boiling, cover the pot, reduce the heat to low and let the quinoa simmer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, or once all the water has been absorbed, turn off the heat. Let the quinoa sit, covered on the stovetop for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the quinoa from the stove and use a fork to fluff it up. Let it cool to room temperature.
- Make the red wine vinaigrette. Add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper to a mason jar. Shake vigorously for 15 to 20 seconds until creamy and well-emulsified.
- Assemble the salad. Add the cooked quinoa, feta, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, olives and red onion to a large salad bowl. Pour the red wine vinaigrette on top of the salad and mix all the ingredients together until well-combined.
Notes
- Storage: Store quinoa salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
- Alternative Dressing: If you don’t want to use a red wine vinaigrette, make this salad with this Lemon Oregano Vinaigrette or this Lemon Dijon Dressing instead.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Quinoa Salads
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 313
- Sugar: 3.2g
- Sodium: 329mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 5.6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17.4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20.5g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Protein: 6.8g
- Cholesterol: 23mg