Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

This Mediterranean quinoa salad makes for a quick lunch or dinner, and it can be served as a side dish or enjoyed as a meal on its own. This salad also keeps well if you make it ahead of time, so it’s a great recipe for when you are entertaining, so you can prepare ahead of time

What’s in this salad?

• Quinoa – The protein-packed quinoa brings a nice texture and is the “heart” of this salad.
• Turmeric and curry – These two spices are easily accessible, packed with tons of flavor, and full of health benefits.
• Feta cheese – The feta’s creamy texture and salty taste will bring this salad to a whole new level.
• Black olives – You can skip it if you are not big on olives. We love it, so we always add it to this salad.
• Mint – In our opinion, mint is a MUST in this salad. 
• Tomatoes and cucumbers – they will give a nice texture and crunch to the salad
• Olive oil, salt, and pepper

Some tips:

• Cook the quinoa ahead of time and let it cool completely before tossing the salad together.
• Adding the turmeric and curry to the water before you cook the quinoa will give that yellow tone to the dish.
• We prefer adding olive oil, salt, and pepper as the dressing, as the turmeric and quinoa will already give lots of flavor to this salad. If you prefer using a more elaborate sauce, you can use an Italian dressing.

Try this recipe and let us know what you think!!

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

This Mediterranean quinoa salad makes for a quick lunch or dinner, and it can be served as a side dish or enjoyed as a meal on its own.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta
• 1/4 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup sliced cucumbers 
• 1/4 cup fresh mint 
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper

Method

 

1. Add the turmeric and curry in the water and cook quinoa according to package directions. The spices will give that yellow tone to the dish.
2. Let the quinoa cool completely.
3. Add feta cheese, black olives, mint, tomato, and cucumber.
4. Add salt, pepper, and olive oil.