MEDITERRANEAN QUINOA SALAD - How to Make Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Mixed Greens!

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tofu provides a similar texture while being lower in calories.

quinoa

🥗Healthier: farro

💰Cheaper: brown rice

Brown rice is more economical and still provides a hearty base.

Prepare 1 cup uncooked quinoa, fluff with a fork, and set aside to cool completely. You will need 4 cups of cooked quinoa for this recipe. Make Lively Lemon Vinaigrette and set aside.

Using a fine mesh strainer, drain and rinse garbanzo beans. Finely dice cucumber and cut grape tomatoes. Thinly slice green onions. Chop parsley, basil, and mint, and set each ingredient aside.

Add garbanzo beans, cucumber, tomatoes, and green onion to a mixing bowl. Sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper, and mix to combine. Add 4 cups cooked quinoa, and mix again. Add chopped parsley, basil, and mint, and mix to combine. Pour vinaigrette over the quinoa mixture, and mix to combine. Taste for seasoning, and adjust if needed. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes (up to 2 hours).

When ready to serve, add mixed greens, kosher salt, and pepper to another mixing bowl. Pour reserved vinaigrette onto greens and toss to coat.

Serve mixed greens on each plate as a bed for the quinoa. Toss the quinoa once more, and serve a large scoop onto the bed of lettuce on each plate. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and sliced avocado (optional).

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