Recipe: Greek Quinoa Salad

Hey guys!

I made this Greek style Quinoa salad for a work potluck the other week and it was a hit. 

Quinoa is super easy to make, it is very filling, and easy to add to almost anything. It is one of the highest protein grains (about 14%). It is also a great source of iron and magnesium. 

I would recommend quinoa as a great replacement to rice and even pasta in some dishes! 

So this recipe was quite easy. I made a lot because it was for a large group...here are the ingredients and steps:

Ingredients:

1 cup of red quinoa
1 cup of golden quinoa
1 cucumber- diced
1 tomato- diced
1 green bellpepper- diced
1/2 a red onion- diced
Just under a 1/4 cup sliced kalamata olives
As much feta cheese as you like
Greek dressing to taste

Steps:

Boil the quinoa to cook it. It takes 2 cups of water for 1 cup of quinoa. In this case I used 4 cups of water. Once the water and quinoa are boiling, turn the heat to low or simmer. The quinoa is cooked once the water has been absorbed and the quinoa begins to sprout.

After it is cooked all you need to do is toss everything and you are good to go.