Vegan Quinoa Salad

Yield

4 people

Time

30 minutes

Vegan Quinoa Salad Mediterranean Style - a protein packed salad bursting with clean fresh flavors from cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, kalamata olives, salty capers, crips red onion and fresh dill.

Ingredients

– 2.5-3 cups cooked quinoa – 2.5 cups heirloom tomatoes sliced – 1/2 English cucumber diced – 1 cup black olives pitted – 1/2 red onion – 1 tbsp capers – 1/4 cup fresh dill – 1 cup vegan feta cheese (i used 1/2 block of Violife feta) – S & P to taste the Dressing: – 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil – 3-4 tbsp red wine vinegar – 2 tsp dry oregano – 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)

1. Cook your quinoa in advance, add to a large salad bowl together with the olives and capers and set aside. (Feel free to half the olives if you prefer).

2. – Slice your tomatoes into bite size pieces and dice the cucumber into cubes. Slice the red onion into thin slices and add everything to the bowl with quinoa. Crumble the feta cheese over the top then sprinkle with the fresh dill.

3. – In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar and oregano then pour over the salad. Gently toss to coat well.

4.  Taste and adjust seasonings with sea slat and freshly cracked black pepper if needed. A garnish of fresh onion chives would make a nice addition.

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