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Quinoa Tabbouleh with Feta



Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad (also spelled tabouli, tabouleh, and taboulah) has all of the wonderful flavors of a traditional tabbouleh salad, but is made with a base of tender quinoa instead of the traditional bulgur wheat. It’s a great choice for those on a gluten-free diet, a Mediterranean diet, or for people like me who just happen to love quinoa!


Serves 6

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 20 minutes mins

Total:1hour hr

Cuisine:Mediterranean


Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)

  • ¼ cup good olive oil

  • 1 cup thinly sliced scallions, white and green parts (5 scallions)

  • 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves (2 bunches)

  • 1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

  • 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and medium-diced

  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved through the stem

  • 2 cups medium-diced feta (8 ounces)


Instructions 

  • In a medium saucepan combine quinoa and 2 cups of water. Bring to a rolling boil; reduce heat, cover and keep at a low simmer until liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with fork. Set aside to cool to room temperature. (Recipe note #1)

  • Once the quinoa is cool, add salt, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic. Stir to combine; cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.

  • About 1/2 hour before you plan to serve the salad, remove the quinoa mixture from the refrigerator and toss with a fork. Add green onions, parsley, mint, tomatoes, cucumber, feta, and olives (leave out a little bit of the feta, parsley, and mint for garnishing the top), and toss gently to combine. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve.

Notes

  1. If you want to speed the quinoa's cooling process, place the cooked, fluffed quinoa in the pan you cooked it in and submerge it in an ice bath. Gently fold inside the pan to quickly cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 912mg | Potassium: 482mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1174IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 3mg

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