Side Dish: Quinoa Salad

A gluten free healthy quinoa salad served Greek style with fresh veggies and balsamic vinegar.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa
1/4 cup cucumber, chopped
1/4 cup tomato, chopped
2 tbsp black olives, sliced
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
0.12 cup balsamic vinegar

Instructions

1. Cook quinoa. Soak and rinse off quinoa, transfer drained quinoa to the cooking pot, add 1 1/2 cups water and 1/4 tsp salt if desired. Bring to a boil, cover with a tight fitting lid, and turn the heat down to simmer. Cook quinoa for 12 minutes. Remove quinoa from heat and allow to sit 5 minutes with the lid on.

2. Chop veggies while quinoa is cooking. Add veggies to cooled down quinoa.

3. Drizzle olive oil and vinegar to taste over salad.

4. Serve chilled for best results.

5. Note: add feta if desired. Add veggies as much or as little as you prefer e.g. you may add red or green onions.

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