Green Goddess Quinoa Salad with Feta Cheese

Green Goddess Quinoa Salad with Feta Cheese

Ingredients

Serves 6

Salad

2 ½ cups / 12 oz / 340 gr cooked quinoa (you’ll need to cook a little over 1 cup of quinoa)

¾ cup / 4.2 oz / 120 gr diced celery

½ cup / 7 oz / 200 gr green olives, pitted and chopped

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

1 ripe avocado, diced

½ cup crumbled feta cheese

Dressing

Juice of 1 lime

3 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon fine grain sea salt

ground pepper to taste

Directions

Cook quinoa according to package instructions. Allow to cool and fluff with a fork.

Place quinoa, celery, olives, avocado, parsley, and mint in a salad bowl.

Whisk together the dressing ingredients (except the red pepper flakes).

Just before serving toss the quinoa mixture with the dressing. Sprinkle crumbled feta cheese on top and serve.