Chopped Greek Salad with Quinoa and Lentils
Brunch, Gluten Free, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian • 3 Responses »
I have noticed that every summer I seem to gravitate to a go-to salad, one I can quickly whip up for a impromptu BBQ at a neighbors, a dish to pass for a picnic, or maybe just for a quick fix dinner here. Last year it was this Summer Squash with Feta and Herb Salad, the year before I defaulted to a super easy Watermelon Salad.
In the repertoire this year: Chopped Greek Salad with Quinoa and Lentils. A perfect side salad for any grilled meats or fish. A winner of a main course on it’s own if you or some of your guests are vegetarians.
I like that there are no crazy ingredients in play here. A can of lentils and box of quinoa from the pantry, olives and feta that are usually hanging out in my fridge with a cucumber and a pepper, a few tomatoes in different stages of ripeness that live on the kitchen counter, and a snip of the herbs from the garden.
I think menu planning just got really easy if you invite me over this summer, because now you know what I will be bringing.
Ingredients
- 1- 12oz (1 1/12 cups) box of quinoa cooked to pkg directions and cooled, I cook in rice cooker
- I can cooked lentils, drained
- 1 seedless english cucumber, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 green pepper, finely chopped
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 1 cup pitted black olives, sliced in half
- 6-8 oz of feta cheese, cubed
- Handful of chopped fresh herbs such as: oregano, mint, cilantro and chives
- Dressing:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Juice from 1 large lemon
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- 2 Tbsp dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To large bowl add all the lentils, cooled quinoa and chopped vegetables.
In another bowl (I use a large measure cup) make the dressing.
Toss the salad with dressing, sprinkle with herbs, mix a bit more.
Serve at room temperature.
https://pamelasglutenfreerecipes.com/vegetarian/chopped-greek-salad-quinoa-lentils/
Jim 
Annette 
Teresa Parke