I was pretty late joining the quinoa bandwagon. As usual, I’ve finally gotten on board with a food trend about the time it’s probably slowing down. Is quinoa even still a thing that people are loving? Probably not, since I am now enjoying it! I never know what’s trendy.
It’s a bit annoying how long it took me to actually try quinoa though, because now that I’ve finally discovered it, I would happily eat it all the time. I don’t, because I’m the only one in the house that enjoys it. I still haven’t managed to convince anyone else in my family that it’s tasty. More for me I suppose!
This Greek quinoa salad is really quick and easy to make, plus, it can be made well ahead of time. I made this for lunch for myself, and then served it with supper that night, and it was actually better after being refrigerated for a few hours. And, since I’m the only one that eats quinoa here, I had the leftovers for lunch for several days. It was the perfect lunch. The protein filled quinoa made it nice and filling, while still being light and fresh from the veggies and Greek vinaigrette dressing.
If you want to make this more of a main meal, it was also great with some chopped, cooked chicken tossed in. I tried that one day for lunch as well and really enjoyed it that way. Actually, I enjoyed this Greek quinoa salad so much that I was kind of sad when it was all gone. And I was the only one eating it. That’s how much I liked it. Pretty sure I need to make it again, just for lunch if nothing else! It was kind of nice having a weeks worth of lunches ready in the fridge for me!
I’ve also shared this Greek Quinoa Salad recipe over on Food Fanatic, so be sure to check it out over there!
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N @ Clean Eating Recipes Blog
Friday 28th of August 2015
How easy is this! And we just love the health benefits of quinoa! Thanks for sharing! This is a great recipe to try.
stacey
Friday 28th of August 2015
Super easy and delicious salad - I loved the quinoa in it! Thanks!
Mira
Monday 24th of August 2015
I love quinoa and this is one of my favorite salads! Looks gorgeous Stacey!
stacey
Thursday 27th of August 2015
I love Greek salad, and it was great with the quinoa! Thanks Mira!
Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie
Monday 24th of August 2015
Beautiful!!! Looks so yummy and healthy!
Mir
Monday 24th of August 2015
I'm not on the bandwagon yet, but maybe you'll convince me! Really awesome looking salad, Stacey!
stacey
Thursday 27th of August 2015
I think it really depends on what it's in. I didn't like it at all the first few times I tried it, but it was just plain quinoa. With other flavours I really like it, but my family is not convinced yet!