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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.
Tomato Basil + Feta Quinoa Salad
Yield: Makes 2 cups
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:10 minutes
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
Directions:
Combine everything in a large bowl, mix well. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrients per cup: Calories: 187; Total Fat: 6.7g; Saturated Fat: 3.3g; Cholesterol: 13mg; Carbohydrate: 23.9g; Dietary Fiber: 4.4g; Sugars: 3.2g; Protein: 8.9g
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?
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!
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?
Are you sure that you logged it as cooked quinoa and not raw? That may be the problem?
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!
Thanks for your feedback Tara! I do tend to have a heavy hand when it comes to garlic.