Greek Quinoa Salad

Greek Quinoa Salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, olives, red onion, feta cheese, and a delicious zesty dressing. An easy, nourishing vegetarian quinoa salad recipe, perfect to go alongside any meal!

Remember on Monday how I was bellyaching about the heat wave and how intensely I wanted to swivel my way up a fruity cocktail, fall in, and just….live there?

I high tailed it out of California.

Hopped in the car, leaving Molten Lavaville for the mountains, where temperatures are 20 degrees cooler.

For those of you who are still melting saunas of cranky sweat, my warmest (errrr….coolest?) wishes to you…I’ll be joining you again soon enough. Here, have some sangria!

Soooo….

This easy Greek Quinoa Salad recipe is perfect for hot weather dining since it is served cold.

The 4^th of July happens to be my favorite holiday on account of my profound love for fireworks.

Plus the love of barbecuing. And picnics. And floating down the river with boozy beverages in hand. Our nation’s day of independence brings me a lot of joy.

And here’s where your Greek quinoa salad comes in! It’s great for your 4^th of July gathering.

It’s not all mayo-ed out like potato or pasta salad. Light, refreshing, easy to make, and the whole thing can be prepped in 40ish minutes.

Plus it serves as a side dish for 6 and can easily be doubled to feed an army.

Ingredients for Greek Quinoa Salad:

Quinoa, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, kalamata olives, red onion, feta cheese, olive oil (or avocado oil), lemon juice, and fresh garlic!

This combination yields a fresh, flavorful, nourishing healthy quinoa salad recipe that is just so palatable!

You can also toss in some fresh parsley and a touch of mustard for added flavor, but both are optional.

How to Make Greek Quinoa Salad:

Prepare the Dressing:

1. Whisk all dressing ingredients together in a bowl or cup and set aside.

Prepare the Quinoa Salad:

1. Cook the quinoa by following instructions on the back of the package (be sure to rinse and soak the quinoa first for light and fluffy results!)
2. While the quinoa is cooking, prepare the rest of the salad ingredients by doing all your chopping and adding everything except for the feta cheese to a large bowl.
3. Once the quinoa is cooked and has cooled, add it to the bowl with the other salad ingredients and fold together gently.
4. Pour the dressing over everything and again gently fold the ingredients together.
5. Add the feta cheese on top and serve either hot or cold!

Do you remember when I posted the Mediterranean Quinoa Salad and you went all haywire over it – asked it to go steady, moved in with it, and then promptly proposed marriage?

This one’s like that. 😉

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Greek Quinoa Salad

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A flavorful quinoa salad recipe that fits nicely into a Mediterranean diet or whole food diet.

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Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Ingredients

For the Greek Quinoa Salad

• ¾ cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 cup red onion finely chopped
• 2 cups cucumber peeled and chopped
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
• ¾ cup pitted kalamata olives sliced
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
• Salt to taste

For the Dressing:

• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
• 1 teaspoon stone ground mustard

Instructions

To Prepare the Dressing:

• Whisk all dressing ingredients together in a bowl or cup and set aside.

To Prepare the Quinoa Salad:

• Cook the quinoa by following instructions on the back of the package (be sure to rinse and soak the quinoa first for light and fluffy results!)
• While the quinoa is cooking, prepare the rest of the salad ingredients by doing all your chopping and adding everything except for the feta cheese to a large bowl.
• Once the quinoa is cooked and has cooled, add it to the bowl with the other salad ingredients and fold together gently.
• Pour the dressing over everything and again gently fold the ingredients together.
• Add the feta cheese on top and serve either hot or cold!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1of 4 · Calories: 360kcal · Carbohydrates: 30g · Protein: 9g · Fat: 27g · Fiber: 4g · Sugar: 6g

Author: Julia

Course: Lifestyle

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy quinoa salad recipe, Greek Quinoa Salad, healthy grain salads, vegetarian

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