Name: Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Feta, and Lemon Garlic Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 6 cups quinoa (cooked and chilled); 2 cups black beans (canned); 1 red pepper (finely chopped); 2 cups cherry tomatoes (halved); 1 cucumber (peeled and diced); 3 cups field greens; 1 cup feta cheese (crumbled); 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice (fresh sqeezed); 1 clove garlic (pressed); 1/2 tsp salt

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5 from 1 vote

This super hearty and healthy salad could not be easier to make! Just toss all the ingredients together with this super zesty, best-ever dressing and you have a summer lunch or light dinner in minutes. Quinoa is not only delicious, but it’s so good for you, and I absolutely love the texture it adds to this salad. I’ve found that plain white quinoa is the easiest variety to work with, but if you’d prefer black or red, feel free!

If you’re looking for a quick, delicious way to get some healthy goodness in you, this is the salad for you. This recipe is easily modified to your taste – add more veggies or try a different kind of cheese (goat cheese would be delicious). Just don’t skip the dressing, it’s my favorite.

Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Feta, and Lemon Garlic Dressing

5 from 1 vote

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Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 1283kcal

Author: Ben Rayl

Ingredients

for the salad:

6 cups quinoa - cooked and chilled
2 cups black beans - canned
1 red pepper - finely chopped
2 cups cherry tomatoes - halved
1 cucumber - peeled and diced
3 cups field greens
1 cup feta cheese - crumbled

for the dressing:

3 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon lemon juice - fresh sqeezed
1 clove garlic - pressed
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

for the dressing:

combine the ingredients together and set aside

for the salad:

In a large bowl, toss the quinoa, black beans, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber with about ⅔ of the dressing.
In a separate bowl, toss the greens with the remaining dressing. Arrange the greens on 4 plates, then top with a heaping amount of the quinoa salad and sprinkle with Feta.
Serve chilled.