Quinoa Mediterranean Salad

Name: Quinoa Mediterranean Salad
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa (about 170 grams); 10-15 cherry tomatoes; 1 cup green or black olives (about 140 grams); 2-3.5 oz fresh cheese or mild cheese (like Havarti) (50-100 grams); 1 handful fresh parsley; Olive oil; Salt and pepper

Grisel Perdomo @griselPJ

A simple and healthy recipe 😉

Grisel Perdomo @griselPJ

A simple and healthy recipe 😉

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Ingredients

30 min.

Serves 4 servings

1 cupquinoa (about 170 grams)
10-15cherry tomatoes
1 cupgreen or black olives (about 140 grams)
2-3.5 ozfresh cheese or mild cheese (like Havarti) (50-100 grams)
1 handfulfresh parsley
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

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Steps

30 min.

1

Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse well under plenty of water.
2

Drain and add to a saucepan with 1 1/2 cups boiling water (about 355 ml). Cover and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed.
3

Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a bowl to prepare the salad.
4

Prepare the other ingredients: wash the tomatoes and parsley.
5

Chop the parsley, tomatoes, and olives.
6

Cut the cheese into cubes and add all the ingredients to a bowl.
7

Season with salt and pepper to taste, then mix with the quinoa.
8

Toss everything with a little olive oil and serve.