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quinoa salad

Quinoa salad with feta, peas, and corn

Nassie Angadi
A simple recipe for quinoa salad with feta, peas, and corn.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Salads
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 270 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups water, liquid chicken stock, or liquid vegetable stock
  • 200 g of feta cheese (3/4 cup)
  • 1 can of yellow corn
  • 1 cup of green peas
  • 10-12 cherry tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
  • pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions
 

Quinoa on the stove top:

  • Rinse the quinoa quickly under a tap.
  • In a saucepan, add the quinoa along with water and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed.
  • Remove from heat and mix with a fork.
  • Let quinoa cool to room temperature.

Quinoa in a rice cooker:

  • Rinse the quinoa quickly under a tap.
  • Add the quinoa, water and salt into the the rice cooker and turn it on.
  • Once it is finished, remove from the rice cooker into a large bowl and mix with a fork.
  • Let quinoa cool to room temperature.

Other ingredients:

  • If the peas are frozen, defrost them quickly in the microwave for 2 minutes.
  • Drain the corn and mix in with the peas. Heat both in the microwave for 2 minutes.
  • Chop the cherry tomatoes and the feta cheese into small quarters.
  • In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  • Move the quinoa to a large salad bowl, and combine it with the corn, peas, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese and salad dressing.
  • Toss the salad and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 270kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 8gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 186mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9g

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