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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 mins

1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 20 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 6

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

Instructions

 

• 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.
• Let the quinoa cool completely.
• Add feta cheese, black olives, mint, tomato, and cucumber.
• Add salt, pepper, and olive oil.

Who doesn’t love a creamy burrata?! Add pears, prosciutto, arugula, and toasts topped with the sweet fig preserve, and you will have a great platter that can be served as a salad or even as an appetizer.

This is a great fall recipe and so easy and delicious. As you know, we don’t like to spend hours in the kitchen, so we love simple and delicious recipes. This one combines the creamy burrata cheese with the salty prosciutto and the sweet fig jam and is so amazing!!!

Start by making the champagne vinaigrette. You have probably already seen this recipe a few times in our blog. It’s a simple dressing and so good!  All you need is champagne vinegar, olive oil and

In a small bowl, add all the ingredients for the champagne vinaigrette and whisk together until smooth and well combined.

For the salad, you will need: Baby arugula, sliced pears, prosciutto, burrata cheese, fig jam, and balsamic glaze.

In a larger bowl, toss the arugula with the dressing until well mixed. Place the arugula on the platter you will be serving. Add the burrata in the middle, the sliced pears, and the prosciutto. Top the toasts with fig jam and add to the sides of the salad. Finish up with a drizzle of balsamic glaze and salt and pepper.

Watch the video, and you will be surprised how easy it is!

Pear and Creamy Burrata

Who doesn’t love a creamy burrata?! Add pears, prosciutto,arugula, and toasts topped with the sweet fig preserve, and you will have agreat platter that can be served as a salad or even as an appetizer.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 8 oz Baby arugula
• 1 Red pear, sliced
• 1 Burrata Cheese
• 8 slices of prosciutto
• Toasts
• Fig jam
• Balsamic glaze

Champagne Vinaigrette

• 1/4 cup champagne vinegar
• 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Pinch of ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, add all the ingredients for the champagne vinaigrette and whisk together until smooth and well combined.
• In a larger bowl, toss the arugula with the dressing until well mixed. Place the arugula on the platter you will be serving.
• Add the burrata in the middle, the sliced pears, and the prosciutto. Top the toasts with fig jam and add to the sides of the salad. Finish up with a drizzle of balsamic glaze and salt and pepper.

This is a great fall salad that you can serve as lunch or as a side dish. This salad comes together in less than 10 minutes and looks beautiful! It is loaded with the best fresh fall products: apples, pears, and arugula. It is the perfect combo of sweet and savory!!

The list of ingredients is very short! For the salad, you will need: Apples, Pears, Arugula, Goat Cheese, and Candied Walnuts. For the dressing: champagne vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Start by making the champagne vinaigrette. This has become one of our favorite salad dressings, and we make this to drizzle on most salads.

In a small bowl, add all the ingredients for the champagne vinaigrette and whisk together until smooth and well combined. In a larger bowl, toss the arugula with the dressing until well mixed. Place the arugula on the platter you will be serving and add the crumbled goat cheese and candied walnuts on top.

Next, cut the apples and pears vertically. You want to choose a crunchy apple that isn’t going to brown too quickly when sliced. We have picked Gala, which is extra-sweet, crisp, and juicy, but Cortland is also a great option. When it comes to apples that don’t brown easily, the Cortland is one of the best.

The pears, like the apples, also turn brown quickly after they are sliced and exposed to air. So after you slice the apples and pears, we recommend soaking them in a bowl of cold water and fresh lemon juice for about 3 minutes.

Layer the sliced apples and pears on top of the arugula, and voila, super easy!!

Apple and Pear Fall Salad

Apple and Pear Fall Salad! This is a great fall salad thatyou can serve as lunch or as a side dish. This salad comes together in lessthan 10 minutes and looks beautiful! It is loaded with the best fresh fallproducts.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Course Salad

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 4 cups arugula
• 1 red pear, sliced
• 2 small apples, sliced
• ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
• Candied walnuts (as much as you like!)

Champagne Vinaigrette

• 1/4 cup champagne vinegar
• 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Pinch of ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, combine the champagne vinaigrette ingredients and whisk together until smooth and well combined.
• In a larger bowl, toss the arugula with the dressing until well mixed. Place the arugula on the platter you will be serving.
• Top with the crumbled goat cheese, candied walnuts, and sliced apples and pears.