Horiatiki , Greece ’s famous chopped salad , was the flavor intake for this colourful quinoa salad with feta cheeseflower .
With classic Mediterranean ingredient including chickpeas , Kalamata olives , pocket bread , and of grade , feta tall mallow , the salad is a delicious and filling repast that makes for aquick and healthy dinner . The sourish lemon - feta vinaigrette is the adept of the salad , lifting and brightening the various vegetable , legumes , and grains in this light - yet - hearty meal .
How to Meal Prep Greek Salad for Lunch
compound the vegetables , chickpea , olive , and quinoa ( check that the quinoa is completely chill ) in a declamatory trough . pelt the vinaigrette in a separate diminished stadium , and assign out a few pita chips in another low container or baggie . hold off until you ’re ready to feed the salad to pour the dressing into the large bowl and mix — this will keep your spinach from getting soggy and limp .
Ingredients
¾cupquinoa , rinsed and debilitate
1large lemon(2tsp.zest,1/4cupjuice )
⅓cupcrumbled feta cheese
Credit: Carson Downing
¼cupolive oil
1tsp.dried oregano , crushed
2cupschopped baby Spinacia oleracea
1(15 - oz.)canchickpeas , rinsed and drained
1 ¼cupsliced miniature red , yellow , and/or orangebell peppers
1 ¼cupchopped cucumber
½cuppitted Kalamata olive
¼cupsliced red onion
1 ½cupspita crisp
Directions
Cook Quinoa
In a intermediate saucepan , bring 1 - 1/2 cup H2O and thequinoato a boiling point ; reduce heat . Simmer , get over , for 15 minute or until the water is engross . Spread the quinoa on a magnanimous baking sheet to cool .
Mix Salad Dressing
Meanwhile , whip together lemon zest and juice , feta , olive oil , oregano , and 1 tsp . salt in a diminished trough . Set apart .
Plate Ingredients and Serve
In a intermediate sports stadium , combine the cooled quinoa and half of the dressing . Spread spinach on a platter , then spoon the quinoa mixture over top . Arrange chickpeas , bell capsicum pepper plant , cucumber , and olive on the seam of spinach and quinoa . moisten the remaining dressing over the salad and sprinkle with reddened onion . Top with pita chip . If you wish , mizzle with additional European olive tree crude oil .
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
- The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a food in a food process contributes to a daily dieting . 2,000 kilocalorie a day is used for general nutrition advice .
