Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mediterranean quinoa salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is protein packed with fresh and tasty Mediterranean flavors. Made with cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon and Feta cheese. Where this Mediterranean salad may have started off without much of a thought in serving up me, myself, and I for a one-on-one lunch, it proved.
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must 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:
- Prepare 2 Cups Quinoa
- Get 2 Cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- Make ready 1 Cup Dry Lentils
- Take 1 Can Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- Take 1 Can Cannelli Beans, rinsed and drained
- Make ready 1 Can Sliced Black Olives
- Get 1 Pkg Grape Tomatoes, halved
- Take 1 Large Onion diced
- Get 2 Bell Peppers diced
- Make ready 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
- Make ready 2 Tsp Basil
- Prepare 1 Tsp Salt
- Take 1 Tsp Pepper
- Get 1 Tbsp Oregano
- Make ready 1 Tsp Granulated Sugar
- Prepare 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
- Prepare 1 Juice from Lemon
- Make ready 2 Tbsp Water
- Make ready 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard
- Prepare 1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Packed with protein, fiber and flavor it makes easy healthy dinner , meal prep for the week. This Mediterranean Quinoa Salad recipe is SO healthy and delicious! Packed with roasted tomatoes, cucumbers, and fresh herbs, it's a perfect meal prep lunch or dinner side dish. All the flavors of Mediterranean cuisine in one bowl!
Steps 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.
Healthy and so easy to make, this Mediterranean Quinoa Salad makes a perfect lunch or dinner. This Mediterranean quinoa salad is nourishing and full of flavor and fresh vegetables. This salad has become a staple in my kitchen and one I find myself coming back to again and again. This Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is healthy and delicious, made with ingredients like feta, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and mint. There is so much fresh flavor in this easy side dish!
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