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Vegetarian Quinoa Summer Salad

A quick, easy and flexible salad that is anything but boring.
Course Salad
Keyword quinoa, salad, vegetarian
Prep Time 30 days
Author Jessi Holden, MS, RDN

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa you could switch this to any grain, if using a traditional pasta, use two cups raw
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
  • 4 oz feta
  • 1/4 red onion, chopped if you don't like the strong flavor of red onion just use sweet or yellow
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil if you have a flavored olive oil, try that

Instructions

  • Cook quinoa according to package. Allow to cool completely
  • Chop all veggies into small pieces
  • Mix veggies, oil, lemon juice, feta into the bowl with the cooled off quinoa (otherwise feta will melt)
  • Eat and enjoy!

Notes

You can add more protein like meat, beans, hemp seeds, nuts, or seeds. You could also switch up the grain for a different texture. 
If you make the recipe, be sure to snap a photo and tag me on Instagram @the_beer_dietitian