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.