Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Name: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: water; chicken bouillon cubes; garlic; quinoa; chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless; red onion; green bell peppers; italian plum (roma) tomatoes; zucchini; kalamata olives; feta cheese; italian parsley; chives; lemon juice; balsamic vinegar; olive oil, extra-virgin; black pepper

This colorful low fat salad can be enjoyed warm or cold.

Yield

6 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

35 min

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
2	cups	water
2	each	chicken bouillon cubes low sodium	*
1	clove	garlic smashed
1	cup	quinoa uncooked, rinsed and drained well
1	large	chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless cooked, diced	*
1	small	red onion diced
½	large	green bell peppers diced
1	each	italian plum (roma) tomatoes diced
1	small	zucchini diced	*
¼	cup	kalamata olives chopped	*
¼	cup	feta cheese crumbled
¼	cup	italian parsley chopped fresh
2	tablespoons	chives fresh, snipped
¼	cup	lemon juice fresh
1	tablespoon	balsamic vinegar
2	tablespoons	olive oil, extra-virgin
⅛	teaspoon	black pepper freshly cracked

Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Sodium

Directions

Bring water, bouillon cubes and garlic to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in the quinoa, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until all the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Discard the garlic.

Transfer cooked quinoa to a bowl and gently stir in the remaining ingredients.

Refrigerate and serve cold, if desired, or serve warm.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

happyzhangbo

This Mediterranean quinoa salad looks amazing, the recipe sounds delicious and well balanced as well. For a vegetarian version, use browned tofu cubes instead of chicken, I bet it will be still very tasty.

Thanks for another yummy recipe with a yummier photo :)

Nutrition Facts

224g

Amount per Serving