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!!