Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

I try making a variety of different salads, and I find that this is a convenient one to make and serve, whether we are having it with dinner or serving it to guests.  Not only does it have veggies, but it has quinoa and chickpeas as well, so it is a well-rounded dish.

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Ingredients needed:

~ Quinoa (any kind, but I usually use red quinoa or tricolor)
~ Chickpeas, one can

~ English cucumber
~ Grape or cherry tomatoes (pint)
~ Fresh spinach (handful)

~ Feta cheese
~ Capers (small jar)
~ Olive oil and salt
~ White or rice wine vinegar (optional)

~ Shallots (optional)

Start by preparing your quinoa.  1 dry cup is usually sufficient for 2 people. 

I rinse the quinoa and then stir fry it in my pan with oil before cooking according to the package instructions.

While the quinoa is cooking, you can prep the rest of your ingredients.  I also let my quinoa cool for a while before preparing this dish.  It doesn’t have to be cold; warm is fine.

Prep your veggies, chopping the cucumber and tomatoes.

You can start assembling your ingredients as you go.

Keep adding in your ingredients.  I usually add the Feta last, and leave it on top, and mix that in last when it is ready to serve.  Drizzle generously with olive oil and salt to taste before mixing.

This salad is beautiful and tasty!

The more I make this salad, I don’t measure out any of the ingredients.  What makes this salad so good is that you can change up any of the ingredients, adjusting the amounts or making substitutions.  If someone doesn’t like a certain ingredient, you can leave that out.  Sometimes I don’t want to have an onion taste in my mouth, so I leave out the shallots.  I also usually have leftover quinoa, so every day I have some leftovers, and I make a little quinoa salad for myself using whatever veggies we have on hand.

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21 Comments
  • Grace Fredericks
    January 11, 2020

    Looks so yummy! I’ve never had quinoa before, but I’m very excited to try this out for myself.

  • Brandy
    January 11, 2020

    I haven’t had a salad like this before, but I’m willing to try it. It looks like it may be pretty yummy.

  • Eileen M Loya
    January 13, 2020

    That sure looks like a really tasty salad. So many different textures and tastes and very healthy. I will make this for my lunch tomorrow.

  • Chad
    January 15, 2020

    The salad looks so fresh exactly how I like my salads!!! I am so gonna try to make it, super excited.

  • Yeah Lifestyle
    January 16, 2020

    I have been searching for new quinoa recipes and not made this so will give it a go as the Mediterranean flavours sound lovely

  • Catherine
    January 16, 2020

    This is a great salad for getting back on track this new year…looks refreshing and delicious!

  • Ashley
    January 16, 2020

    I don’t like raw onions but I bet it would be good without it. I love your blog name!

  • Dan "Jay" Reyes
    January 17, 2020

    All these foodie photos makes me hungry 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe for this type of salad.

  • Heather
    January 17, 2020

    This looks delicious! I always forget about quinoa in salads but definitely will try this!

  • Rachel L
    January 17, 2020

    This recipe looks appetizing. We may give it a try since haven’t been a fan of quinoa.

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    February 26, 2020

    This looks yummy!

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  • Beth
    September 1, 2022

    I love all the tangy flavors in this salad. It’s so healthy and just overflowing with flavor. You can’t beat that combo.

  • Stephanie
    September 2, 2022

    My husband was just asking for some type of Mediterranean food again soon. He loved this salad and I like how healthy it is, too.

  • Neely Moldovan
    September 2, 2022

    This is so yummy sounding! I love quinoa and would love to make this!

  • Rose Ann Sales
    September 2, 2022

    This looks like a really delicious and tasty salad! I would definitely love to try this awesome recipe!

  • Fransic verso
    September 2, 2022

    This looks so yummy but I don’t eat a lot of salad. I’m sure my friend would love to try this. Thank you for sharing!

  • Elise Ho
    September 2, 2022

    This sounds wonderful. It has so many of the things I adore

  • tweenselmom
    September 4, 2022

    Haven’t seen red quinoa yet, only the clear one. They will look great and taste great on salads definitely.