Easy Pesto Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella: Gluten-Free (Recipe Included)

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: tofu feta

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tofu feta is lower in calories and dairy-free.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and nut-free.

Cook 2.5 cups of quinoa and let it cool.

Mix 0.5 cup of pesto with some olive oil to loosen it up.

Add salt to the pesto mixture.

Combine the pesto mixture with the cooled quinoa.

Add cubed fresh mozzarella and whole cherry tomatoes to the quinoa.

Mix everything together and season with black pepper.

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