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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
Author Jessi Holden, MS, RDN
- 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
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!
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