Greek Quinoa Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 8 ounces reduced-fat feta cheese
• 1 english cucumber
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 red onion
• 2 pints cherry tomatoes
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans garbanzo beans
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black olives (optional)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 rinse and prepare quinoa per package directions.
• 2 while the quinoa cooks, prepare the other ingredients.
• 3 in a large bowl, whisk together juice of 1 lemon, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 cup black pepper.
• 4 chop cucumber, red bell pepper, and red onion. half or quarter cherry tomatoes. add to bowl.
• 5 next, add 2 cans drained garbanzo beans, and 1 can drained olives (if using).
• 6 crumble feta cheese over the top, and add chopped parsley. gently combine.
• 7 once quinoa has cooked and cooled, add to the bowl and combine.
• 8 if mixture seems dry, you can always add more red wine vinegar or lemon juice.
• 9 works well as a main dish over baby spinach, or as a side dish for grilled chicken or fish.