Easy Quinoa Salad with Feta

This Easy Quinoa Salad with Feta (gluten-free) is a healthy dish to add to any meal. Simple ingredients and an easy quinoa salad dressing for a fresh and filling salad.

Here’s what you’ll need to make this Quinoa Salad with Feta:

• Quinoa – about 4 cups cooked
• Red pepper
• Celery
• Cucumber
• 1 can of black beans
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup of feta cheese

And for the quinoa salad dressing:

• Olive oil
• 1 lemon
• Honey
• Red wine vinegar
• Salt and pepper
• Green onions

What to serve with this Quinoa Salad with Feta:

I love this quinoa salad with a simple protein, like a BBQ’d chicken breast or grilled salmon filet.

This is a great salad to make for meal prep too because it keep for about 3 days.

Heads-up: this recipe make a lot. So get a big container out so you can leftovers for days.

If you do make this quinoa salad with feta and love it, please rate and comment and let me know.

I love to hear from you😄

Onwards my friends!

~April

PS. Looking for more gluten-free, healthy recipes for supper? Check these out:

• Healthy Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup (no beans)
• Easy Winter Soup with Beans
• One Pan Chicken Breast with Zucchini and Peaches
• Spinach and Citrus Salad with Sweet and Spicy Almonds
• Easy Sweet and Spicy Shrimp
• Easy Spiced Chicken Salad with Brown Rice
• Healthy Taco Salad with Ground Beef and Kidney Beans
• Starbucks Chicken and Vegetables Protein Box Copycat

Easy Quinoa Salad with Feta

April

This delicious and healthy Easy Quinoa Salad with Feta is a perfect quick lunch!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Cooling the quinoa 20 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Course Salad, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 10 cups

Ingredients

  

• 4 cups cooked quinoa 1 cup before cooking
• 1 red pepper diced
• 3 stalks celery diced
• 2 medium cucumbers diced
• 1 240ml can of black beans rinsed and drained
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes diced
• 1 cup crumbled feta

Dressing

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 juice of lemon
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp red wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
• 2 green onions (scallions), thinly sliced separate the green bottoms from the white tops

Instructions

 

• Cook the quinoa according to package instructions.
• While the quinoa cooks, put the chopped vegetables and drained black beans in a large bowl.
• Make the dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, honey, salt, pepper and the about 1/2 of the white tops of the scallions.
• Once the quinoa is cooked and slightly cooled, add to the large bowl of vegetables and black beans. stir to combine.
• Pour dressing over the combined ingredients and toss gently to combine. Add feta and combine.
• This is ready to eat right away. If you're packing it up, place in containers. Keeps in fridge for 3 days.

Notes

After a couple days, I like to brighten the salad up with a fresh squeeze of lemon juice and fresh ground pepper before I dig in.

For cooking the quinoa: got some vegetable broth to use up in the fridge? Swap out water for some broth for a little more flavour.

Keyword quinoa; salad; vegetarian