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You’ll Love This Flavorful Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe

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My family recently enjoyed a version of this flavorful quinoa salad for dinner. I used Kalamata olives instead of black olives and left out the walnuts. I found that you can also substitute couscous for the quinoa. I think that Feta Cheese is quickly becoming my favorite ingredient for salads these days – I love it! What about you?

mediterranean quinoa salad recipe

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked white quinoa;

1 cup grape tomatoes, halved;

½ cup diced cucumber;

½ cup black olives, pitted and chopped;

¼ cup walnuts, chopped

¼ cup feta cheese, crumbled (optional);

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil;

½ teaspoon  sea salt;

Pinch fresh ground black pepper;

1 teaspoon  dried oregano;

Juice of ¼ lemon

Directions: 

Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Enjoy your healthy salad!

Photo and Recipe courtesy of Peggy Kotsopoulos, Host of Peggy K’s Kitchen Cures on Veria Living and author of Kitchen Cures (Penguin Falls 2013).

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  1. Nena Sinclair says

    I love quinoa salads! I’ve made a similar salad before with couscous and loved it, so I’ll have to try this recipe! Thanks!

  2. ANN*H says

    I love salads so much I can eat them all the time. I have never eaten quinoa but I will read your other article saying what it is . They say its healthy for you so thats good.
    Im up to try any new foods atleast once

  3. Rosie says

    Wow! I recently purchased some quinoa and wasn’t quiet sure what to do with it. This sounds delicious, and I bet that the whole family will like it!!!

  5. michelle oakley warner says

    very colorful and looks so good, i have to try this out, thank you for the great recipe

  6. Maria Iemma says

    This salad looks delish – I have not used quinoa or couscous however I know how many health benefits they both have so I am inclined to buy the ingredients and make it this weekend!

  7. Ari says

    Yum! That looks delicious! I love both quinoa and couscous, so I’d be happy with substituting either one for this recipe! I really like the addition of the tomatoes, cucumber, olives and feta cheese! That’s a great Mediterrean assortment which I really enjoy together. And especially with the olive oil and seasonings added on top. Thanks for sharing the recipe and your experience!

  9. Robin O says

    You are right–I would love that! I bet I could convince my family to like it to. I do want to cook more dishes with quinoa. Thanks for sharing!

  10. Julie Wood says

    This is a very healthy and delicious salad. I would love to make this. I love the olives in the salad! Also it looks very filling and I could eat this and not have meat with it.

  11. Small Footprints says

    Oh this looks yummy! Quinoa is so healthy … and the walnuts & olives are good forms of fat … plus they taste so good! I’ve done a similar version of this salad using black beans, quinoa and veggies … but I think your version would be a bit lighter. It somehow reminds me of spring/summer … maybe it’s just wishful thinking. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!