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Summer Quinoa Salad

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Heading into July with this beautifully presented Summer Quinoa Salad. Packed full of goodness with quinoa, fresh vegetables and topped of with salty feta. A great summer salad!

Summer Quinoa Salad in a bowl
Summer Quinoa Salad

Feta seems to be a staple in my life at the moment.  I seriously am using it in almost everything I eat.  Well, maybe not dessert..ha!  But it is favourite cheese of the moment and it’s always on hand in the fridge.  In fact, a few days ago I posted a recipe for a Mediterranean Pasta Salad that is also topped off with Feta. That’s where the similarities stop in the two salads though.  Both delicious in their own way. 

Summer Quinoa Salad

If you love salads and summer salads at that, there are so many things to look at on the blog. For starters there is a whole section devoted to Salads and Sides. You can look through the more than 80 recipes there for inspiration.

Also, I have put together a bit of a roundup of 15 Fresh Summer Salads. Lot’s of great stuff.

Summer Quinoa Salad

Keep on reading to see how you can get this delicious salad on your dinner table this week!

Summer Quinoa Salad

Salad Notes

  • This salad is done from start to finish in about 30 minutes and that’s with cooking the quinoa and roasting the corn.  Not bad with cooked ingredients. 
  • I used fresh corn but if you want to use the canned corn, I’m sure it will be fine.  I just really like fresh corn and roasted in the oven it really does have a great flavour. 
  • The quinoa was cooked in vegetable stock which really gave the salad a great flavour.  Try not to skip this step by using water.  If you do, make sure you season the salad with salt as there is no additional salt used in the recipe below.
  • Make the sure the quinoa has cooled before you add the feta, otherwise it will start to melt into the salad.  This isn’t really desirable.  I’m sure it wouldn’t be a nightmare, just better to let it cool down.

Okay friends happy salad making and if you’re in Canada, Happy Canada Day!

Summer Quinoa Salad

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Summer Quinoa Salad

Heading into July with this beautifully presented Summer Quinoa Salad. Packed full of goodness with quinoa, fresh vegetables and topped of with salty feta. A great summer salad!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: feta cheese, vegeterian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 241kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cups quinoa
  • 2 Cups vegetable stock
  • 2 ears corn
  • 1 Cucumber peeled and diced
  • 1/2 Red pepper sliced
  • 1/2 Yellow pepper sliced
  • 1/2 Green pepper sliced
  • 1 Green onion finely diced
  • 1 Cup Feta crumbled
  • 2 Cups fresh arugula
  • Juice of one lime

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Rub butter over the corn and bake it for around 15 minutes. Remove from oven when done and cut the corn off the cob.
  • Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add the quinoa. Dry fry it for about 1-2 minutes until it is aromatic and it starts to pop a a bit. Add the vegetable stock, cover, reduce heat to low and leave to cook for about 15 minutes.
  • In a large salad bowl, add the peppers, cucumber, corn and green onion.
  • Fluff the quinoa with a fork and leave it to cool for a few minutes.
  • Add quinoa to the vegetables and stir well. Add lime juice and stir well. Add arugula and feta. Stir, cover and refrigerate for about an hour before serving.

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Nutrition Facts
Summer Quinoa Salad
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 241 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 597mg26%
Potassium 382mg11%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 695IU14%
Vitamin C 41mg50%
Calcium 150mg15%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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By on July 1st, 2018
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