Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Gently stir the chicken, onion, bell pepper, olives, feta cheese, parsley, chives, and salt into the quinoa. Drizzle with the lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil. Serve warm or refrigerate and serve cold. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Be the first to rate & review!
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have mediterranean quinoa salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:
- Take 2 Cups Quinoa
- Make ready 2 Cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- Make ready 1 Cup Dry Lentils
- Prepare 1 Can Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- Get 1 Can Cannelli Beans, rinsed and drained
- Get 1 Can Sliced Black Olives
- Prepare 1 Pkg Grape Tomatoes, halved
- Take 1 Large Onion diced
- Take 2 Bell Peppers diced
- Prepare 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
- Get 2 Tsp Basil
- Take 1 Tsp Salt
- Make ready 1 Tsp Pepper
- Get 1 Tbsp Oregano
- Prepare 1 Tsp Granulated Sugar
- Make ready 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
- Get 1 Juice from Lemon
- Take 2 Tbsp Water
- Prepare 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard
- Prepare 1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
In a large bowl combine quinoa, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, avocado, feta and parsley. Make dressing: In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, honey and garlic. Uncover and fluff with a fork. A healthy Mediterranean Quinoa Salad filled with fresh veggies, creamy feta, salty olives, and plenty of fresh herbs.
Instructions to make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad:
- Bring quinoa and chicken broth to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Bring lentils and chicken broth to a boil, partially cover with lid and reduce heat. Cook for 30 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, combine quinoa, lentils, cannelli beans, grape tomatoes, olives, onions, and peppers.
- For Vinaigrette: In blender add garlic powder, basil, salt, pepper, oregano, sugar red wine vinegar, water, and dijon mustard. On low speed slowly add olive oil until mixed.
- Pour vinaigrette over quinoa mix and mix well.
Uncover and fluff with a fork. A healthy Mediterranean Quinoa Salad filled with fresh veggies, creamy feta, salty olives, and plenty of fresh herbs. Heart healthy quinoa provides the base for this delicious (and easy!) salad that everyone will love≥ Healthy Mediterranean Quinoa Salad This healthy Mediterranean salad is my new favorite side dish! This easy quinoa salad embodies fresh Mediterranean flavors with garbanzo beans, quinoa, cucumbers, tomatoes, purple onion, red bell peppers, artichoke herts, kalamata olives and lots of fresh basil It's a light and delicious vegan quinoa salad that's perfect for summer dining alfresco. I make this salad about once a week.
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