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The next time you get your hands on some juicy, delicious, seasonal tomatoes, do yourself a favor and make this simple quinoa salad.
It’s light, bright and loaded with garden fresh flavors!
Oh! And if you like simple salads like this one, be sure to check out my Mango + Black Bean Quinoa Salad and Minty Pea Quinoa Salad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 clove crushed garlic
- 1/3 cup feta cheese crumbles
- 1/4 fresh cut basil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine everything in a large bowl, mix well. Serve and enjoy.
Laurie says
I am definitely going to try the tomato basil and feta cheese quinoa salad! That looks delicious. If I was going to put some kind of dressing on it, what would you suggest? Something light that would go with the flavors in the salad?
Melissa @Insiderthekitchen.com says
I love quinoa – I use it in place of rice a lot lately. This is such a colorful dish – simple and delicious. And I remember those outdoor drive-ins … it’s been a while! Retro for sure!
Christine Taylor says
Absolute loved the salad, my only question is when I log it into my fitness pal, it comes up 400 calories, after printing out the recipe to make it, it shows 187 per cup. Why the difference?
Dani says
Are you sure that you logged it as cooked quinoa and not raw? That may be the problem?
Tara says
Too much garlic! Definitely try a small amount to start, then increase you you think it needs more! … Otherwise, this was a good recipe! Love that it is only 5 ingredients!
Dani says
Thanks for your feedback Tara! I do tend to have a heavy hand when it comes to garlic.
lindsey says
could we add the clean eating apple cider vinaigrette to this?
Dani says
Sure! I bet that would be great.