Quinoa Salad
A fresh, protein-packed salad of quinoa, cucumber, tomato, feta, and fresh parsley - quinoa has a naturally bitter coating that needs rinsing before cooking, a step most quick recipes skip, leaving the salad with an off, soapy edge.
⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings
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Ingredients
- •1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- •2 tomatoes, diced
- •1 cucumber, diced
- •1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- •1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- •3 tbsp olive oil
- •2 tbsp lemon juice
- •Salt to taste
- •Pepper to taste
Steps
- 1.Rinse the quinoa thoroughly under cold water before cooking - this removes quinoa's naturally bitter coating, which is what gives unrinsed quinoa an off, soapy taste.
- 2.Cook the quinoa according to package instructions, then let cool.
- 3.Combine the cooled quinoa with tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, and feta.
- 4.Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, then toss with the salad.
- 5.Chill before serving.