Greek Salad With Quinoa
This Greek Salad with Quinoa is the perfect summer side dish. Fresh veggies, delicious herbs in a tangy dressing are mixed with nutritious quinoa and topped with bright, salty feta to make a delicious, seasonal salad.
Ingredients
Quinoa:
- 230 g quinoa or 2 cups
- 430 ml water or 1 3/4 cups
- 1 tsp salt
Salad:
- 1 cucumber seeds removed and cubed
- 4 medium tomatoes cubed
- 1 shallot thinly sliced
- 80 g olives pitted (optional) or 120g unpitted
- 180 g feta cheese
Dressing:
- 180 ml oil I like to do 90ml olive oil and 90 ml avocado oil for this recipe
- 60 ml apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp fresh herbs finely chopped (oregano works best for this recipe)
- 1/2 clove fresh garlic crushed
Instructions
Cook the Quinoa
- I like to do this in my rice cooker as it makes the process incredibly easy. Rinse the quinoa in cold water, then add it to the rice cooker with the water. Add the salt and turn the rice cooker on. The quinoa will be perfectly cooked in around 20-25 mins. Make sure you turn the rice cooker off once the quinoa is cooked as it will keep it warm otherwise.
- If you prefer to make quinoa in a saucepan, follow the same instructions as for the rice cooker, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for approx 15 mins.
- Leave the quinoa to cool completely before assembling the salad.
Prepare the Vegetables
- When the quinoa is cool, prepare the vegetables by cubing the tomatoes and cucumber, slicing the shallots and draining the olives. I prefer to remove the seeds of my cucumber before cubing them. Large cubes work best in this salad, I aim for around 2.5 cm pieces.
Prepare the Vinaigrette
- For the dressing, place all of the ingredients in a jam jar and shake to combine.
- Assemble the Salad
- Place the quinoa, veggies and all of the vinaigrette in a large bowl and toss to combine. Top the salad with crumbled feta cheese.
Notes
This recipe calls for a large amount of dressing, but it is needed to flavour the quinoa.
This salad is best served cold as a side for a BBQ or as a light lunch.