Quinoa Salad with Feta Recipe

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| Last Updated on February 28, 2024
Quinoa salad with feta is a delicious recipe to keep you on your healthy lifestyle journey. Quinoa is a versatile gluten-free grain that pairs well with many different vegetables to make it your own!
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35
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Chef Megan is a healthy lifestyle advocate brimming with creative culinary experience and enthusiasm. In cooking classes, Chef Megan aspires to bring healthy food to life by teaching you how to enjoy the local and seasonal edible abundance. Chef Megan has been voted Best Healthy Chef and Best Food Blog in Atlanta, and has shared her unique and healthy perspective on food on HLN's "Weekend Express" and CNN’s "Accent Health."

Ingredients

Servings:
4
1 cup(s)
uncooked quinoa, rinsed
2 cup(s)
filtered water
2 tbsp
extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp
Spike seasoning or salt and pepper, to taste
3
Roma plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
1
peeled cucumber, seeded and diced
1/2
red onion or 3 scallions, diced
1
ripe avocado, diced
chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup(s)
crumbled feta cheese, see notes 1
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Directions 5 steps | 35 Minutes

Step 1

Prepare the quinoa. In a pot combine the water and quinoa over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil.

Quinoa Salad with Feta Recipe: Prepare the quinoa.
Step 2

Cover the pot and turn the heat down to simmer for 12-15 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed. 

Quinoa Salad with Feta Recipe: Cover the pot and turn the heat down to simmer for 12-15 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed.
Step 3

Transfer cooked quinoa to a large bowl.  Drizzle cooked quinoa with extra-virgin olive oil and Spike seasoning (or salt and pepper).  

Quinoa Salad with Feta Recipe: Transfer cooked quinoa to a large bowl.
Step 4

Add the diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, diced red onions (or scallions), diced avocados, chopped fresh basil and crumbled feta.

Quinoa Salad with Feta Recipe: Add the diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, diced red onions (or scallions), diced avocados, chopped fresh basil and crumbled feta.
Step 5

Gently toss and serve. Enjoy!

Quinoa Salad with Feta Recipe: Gently toss and serve.

Notes:

  1. The recipe can be made vegan with a favorite vegan crumbled cheese or without feta.  

Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
349
FAT
18.9 g
PROTEIN
9.5 g
CARBS
38.4 g
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Allison H.

Allison

19 Nov 2022

Delish! This is a great go to recipe, I love Chef Megan’s food ideas and her classes are a blast. I look forward to future classes and more recipes like this that I can use on a regular rotation.

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Ten A.

Ten

25 Oct 2022

Delicious and healthy at the same time. A must-try Quinoa Salad with Feta Recipe. Best enjoyed with your favorite vegetables.

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