Greek Quinoa Chopped Salad

This quinoa salad is full of flavor!

⏱️ 40 min 🔪 Prep: 25 min 🔥 Cook: 15 min 📊 Medium 👁️ 2 views
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Ingredients

4 servings
  • 1½ cups water
  • ¾ cup quinoa, (rinsed and drained)
  • 1 large lemon
  • ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano, (crushed)
  • 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • One 15-ounce can chickpeas, (rinsed and drained)
  • 1¼ cups sliced mini red, yellow and orange sweet peppers
  • 1¼ cups finely chopped cucumber
  • ½ cup (jarred) chopped roasted red sweet peppers
  • ½ cup pitted, sliced kalamata olives
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1½ cups coarsely crushed pita chips

Steps

  1. In a medium saucepan, bring the water and quinoa to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed. Spread the quinoa on a large baking sheet to cool.

  2. Meanwhile, for the dressing, remove 2 teaspoons of zest and squeeze ¼ cup of juice from the lemon. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon zest and juice, cheese, oil, salt and oregano until combined.

  3. In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, chickpeas, sweet peppers, cucumber, roasted peppers, olives and red onion. Add half the dressing; toss to coat. Return the quinoa to the saucepan and drizzle with the remaining dressing; toss to coat. Combine the quinoa with the romaine mixture and top with crushed pita chips. Drizzle with additional oil, if desired.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Macronutrients

Calories57329% DV

*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Source: RecipeGirl

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