This quinoa salad with lemon dressing recipe is one of my absolute favorite meals. It is light, fresh, and super easy to make. Many of our friends have eating restrictions (no dairy, no eggs, gluten free, etc.) so I like to try new recipes that they can enjoy when they visit our home. Serves 6.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup quinoa
- 1 large lemon
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta (optional, do not add this if you want this dish to be vegan or use a vegan feta cheese)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cups of romaine lettuce
- 1 1/2 cups sliced mini red, yellow, and orange sweet peppers
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- Pita chips to serve on the side for scooping (optional) – I like to use Stacy’s Garlic & Herbs Pita Thins
Step One: In a medium saucepan bring the water and the quinoa to a boil. Next, reduce the heat, cover and then let simmer for ~10 minutes until all of the water is absorbed.
Step Two: Make the dressing using a microplane to create 2 teaspoons of lemon zest from your large lemon. Then squeeze 1/4 cup of lemon juice into a small bowl. Add olive oil, salt, dried oregano to the lemon juice and lemon zest and stir.
Step Three: Prepare all of your vegetables. Thinly slice the romaine, slice the mini bell peppers and finely dice the red onion.
Step Four: Add the cooked quinoa, dressing, and vegetables into a large bowl. Stir to combine all of the ingredients. Add the optional feta cheese and put the pita chips in a bowl.
Step Five: Serve the quinoa salad with lemon dressing immediately or put the salad in the fridge. Keeps for ~ 3 days. Enjoy!
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