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Quinoa salad recipe
I love making an easy quinoa salad recipe for lunch or for a quick dinner. This basic recipe features tomatoes, cucumber and feta but can easily be adapted to your own needs.
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min
Serves
2
Instructions
- 01
Put a pan of water on to boil the quinoa. You can add salt to the water or a cube of stock for extra flavor. Boil the quinoa for 10 minutes (or follow the instructions on the package), drain and let cool.
- 02
Mix the quinoa with the chopped vegetables.
- 03
Make the dressing by mixing the following ingredients.
- 04
Add the dressing to the quinoa and mix well. Divide the salad between 2 bowls or serve in 1 larger dish.
- 05
Finally, divide the feta and fresh herbs over the salad. Bon appetit!
Nutrition
per serving · 1 serving
- Calories
- 510
- Protein
- 14g
- Carbs
- 43g
- Fat
- 32g
- Fiber
- 5g
- Sugar
- 7g
- Sat. fat
- 8g
- Sodium
- 441mg
- Cholesterol
- 33mg
Variations & swaps
1 thought on “The Ultimate Quinoa Salad Recipe (with Variations!)”
- Simone May 24, 2025 at 07:39 This is my go to starting point for quinoa salad and I make endless variations with it. Reply
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