Quinoa & Brown Rice Mediterranean Salad
 
 
Cuisine: Salad
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • SALAD
  • 2 (240g) packages of Seeds of Change Organic Quinoa & Brown Rice with Garlic
  • 2 cups washed, unpeeled, diced English cucumber (I just cut the ends off, cut the cucumber in half and each half into fours strips and chop the strips into ¼ inch pieces)
  • 2 cups grape tomatoes which have been cut in half lengthwise.
  • 1 small red onion, peeled, quartered and cut into thin strips.
  • ½ each of a yellow, red and orange pepper. Washed, seeded and diced.
  • 1 (540ml) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed.
  • ½ cup pitted and chopped Kalamata olives.
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • chopped basil or parsley to garnish
  • DRESSING
  • ¾ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Juice from 2 large lemons
  • 2 cloves of garlic, grated or finely pressed
  • 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves (You could use dried thyme, just reduce the amount to 1 tsp)
  • salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. SALAD
  2. Cook the two packages of the Seeds of Change Organic Quinoa & Brown Rice with Garlic according to package directions and set aside to cool to room temperature.
  3. Meanwhile, to a large bowl, add the cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, peppers, chickpeas, olives.
  4. Add the cooled Seeds of Change Organic Quinoa & Brown Rice with Garlic, stir gently to evenly distribute. With a large spoon, stir gently to combine.
  5. Drizzle dressing over salad ingredients, add crumbled feta and refrigerate until ready to serve. Transfer to a large serving bowl and garnish with chopped basil or parsley. Refrigerate any leftovers to enjoy the next day!.
  6. DRESSING
  7. Add salad dressing ingredients to a mason jar. Cover tightly and shake vigorously to combine.
Notes
All of these quantities are approximate and you can certainly change things up a bit to suit the needs of your family.
Also, this makes a big quantity, which is perfect for lunches the next day. But you could easily cut the recipe in half.
Recipe by Older Mommy Still Yummy at https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2016/08/mediterranean-salad.html