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Spinach and Feta Quinoa Salad

[heart_this] · Mar 26, 2010 · 36 Comments

Spinach and Feta Quinoa Salad

Although I generally like to plan my meals out for the week, sometimes things don’t work out as planned. At the end of this week I noticed that I had an extra bunch of spinach in my fridge that I had not used during the week and it now needed to be finished rather quickly. Luckily I had an idea of what to do with it; I had been thinking about using the spinach, feta and herb flavour combination in a quinoa salad and now was as good a time as any to try it. Well, perhaps not the best time, as I had envisioned making it with white quinoa and all that I had on hand was a mix of white and red quinoa, but that would not affect the flavour so I was good to go. This quinoa salad was pretty easy to make and once you had everything in the pot you can pretty much just sit back and wait for it to finish cooking. The spinach and feta flavour combination worked really well in the quinoa salad and the one thing that I liked the most, outside of the flavour, was how light and fresh the quinoa salad seemed. It is always nice when a last minute dish turns out so good!

Spinach and Feta Quinoa Salad

Spinach and Feta Quinoa Salad

Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1 bunch spinach (roughly chopped)
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth or water)
  • 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup dill (chopped)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 lemon (juice and zest)
  • 1/4 cup feta (crumbled)
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan.
  2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
  4. Add the spinach and cook until it wilts.
  5. Add the quinoa, vegetable broth, parsley, dill and season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
  6. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.
  7. Remove from heat and hit it with a splash lemon juice and mix in the feta.
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Food, Gluten-free, Greek, Quinoa, Recipe, Salad, Side Dish, Vegetable, Vegetarian, Whole Grains

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Comments

  1. Matt says

    March 26, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    Wow that looks good!

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    March 26, 2010 at 11:42 pm

    I've made something similar with orzo, and it was good. I will have to try yours when I get some more quinoa! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  3. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    March 27, 2010 at 12:21 am

    a splendid salad! Healthy, yet flavorful and highly enjoyable!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  4. Lucia says

    March 27, 2010 at 12:54 am

    That looks so good!

    Reply
  5. Natalie says

    March 27, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Great recipe, reminds me of this one that I just posted the other day and LOVED…you should try it if you liked the quinoa one! http://www.thesweetslife.com/2010/03/bulgur-salad-with-citrus-toasted.html

    Reply
  6. Maria says

    March 27, 2010 at 1:54 am

    Great salad! Lovely flavors and perfect for Spring.

    Reply
  7. Zoe Sotet Art Studio says

    March 27, 2010 at 3:55 am

    Looks delicious.
    I've had a packet of quinoa in the pantry for ages that my mum gave and I didn't know what to do with it.

    Reply
  8. Dylana Suarez says

    March 27, 2010 at 5:46 am

    This looks amazing!

    Just came across your blog!

    It is lovely!

    colormenana.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. Nina Timm says

    March 27, 2010 at 7:37 am

    I always come here and expect to see something red and spicy…this brings a very nice variety to the "red Hot" site!!!

    Reply
  10. Jenn says

    March 27, 2010 at 8:00 am

    What a great quick salad! I think I might sub out the feta for goat cheese, but either way it would be really tasty!

    Reply
  11. Cherine says

    March 27, 2010 at 10:45 am

    This is a great healthy salad!

    Reply
  12. Joanne says

    March 27, 2010 at 11:13 am

    This looks like the perfect accompaniment to lunch. Gotta love quinoa!

    Reply
  13. bunkycooks says

    March 27, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    Your dishes always look so colorful! This will be something nice to try as meals lighten up for Spring.

    Reply
  14. meeso says

    March 27, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Spinach and feta caught my attention… this is super healthy!

    Reply
  15. Jan says

    March 27, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Sounds good and looks good!

    Reply
  16. Rebecca says

    March 27, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Mmmm… this looks wonderful! I have been craving healthy salads and I think this will do the trick!

    Reply
  17. Pam says

    March 27, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    It looks great! Love the combo of spinach and feta! Your salad is packed with flavor and I will have to buy some quinoa! Thanks!

    Reply
  18. eatme_delicious says

    March 27, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    Yum I'd love to have this for dinner or lunch or probably even breakfast! I need to get some more quinoa.

    Reply
  19. Monica says

    March 29, 2010 at 12:55 am

    In step 4, it says "4. Add the and spinach" – what goes before the "and"? Or is it just supposed to be "add the spinach?" I have quite a bit of spinach lying around and I intend to make this asap!

    Reply
  20. Erin says

    March 29, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    I love quinoa, and using it in salads like this is one of my favorite ways to cook with it! This type of recipe is perfect to bring to work for lunch, too. Sounds great!

    Also, I made your wheat berry, butternut squash & chickpea salad last week… it was fantastic!

    Reply
  21. Rambling Tart says

    March 29, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    Oh, I love this combination, Kevin! Quinoa is such a favorite of mine, and I like the notion of spinach AND feta. Mmm. 🙂

    Reply
  22. Carter @ The Kitchenette says

    March 30, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    Oh, this looks perfect for me. I have, what's scientific term for a lot? Oh yes, I have a crapload of quinoa to use up and this looks like it could make a dent in my stash!

    Love it!

    Reply
  23. Kevin says

    March 31, 2010 at 2:55 am

    Monica: Sorry about that, I cleaned it up in the recipe.

    Reply
  24. monica, sometimes known as koolaidmom says

    March 31, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    I changed out the feta
    for blue cheese crumbles
    and this is wonderful! I've been eating it all week.

    Reply
  25. Meghan says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:37 am

    I made this tonight for the weekly girls night dinner. It was fantastic…even though I missed a step and added herbs later. Oops!

    Reply
  26. Peggy says

    April 2, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    This looks mighty tasty!

    Reply
  27. free lesson plans says

    April 8, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    Wow, this looks delicious. I bet my family would love it, we all like spinach a lot. I will have to try it.

    Reply
  28. dining table says

    November 13, 2010 at 2:24 am

    This is good! I just tried it yesterday and it was really nice.

    Reply
  29. [email protected] says

    April 9, 2011 at 1:53 am

    just tried this tonight. Very quick and tastes great. I love that it only uses one pot to make.

    Reply
  30. kristen @ just-iced cookies says

    May 16, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    YUM! Made this for lunch today and it's awesome 🙂 Thank you!

    Reply
  31. Claire says

    June 20, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    I made this for Father's Day lunch and everyone loved it. Thanks for helping my family enjoy Quinoa!

    Reply
  32. Indi says

    September 10, 2012 at 12:21 am

    this recipe is great, i've already made it 3 times! the spinach/lemon/feta/quinoa combination is delicious.

    Reply
  33. Joanne Voth says

    January 19, 2014 at 10:58 pm

    This salad looks so delcious! Thanks Kevin!

    Reply
  34. AJ says

    April 8, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    Trying to figure out…. is this intended as a hot or cold dish? Or either? I want to make it tonight, but can't figure out if I should figure chilling time into it. Looks delish!

    Reply
  35. kevin says

    April 11, 2014 at 4:12 am

    AJ: This salad can be enjoyed either hot or cold!

    Reply
  36. AJ says

    April 28, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    You're right, its great both ways! Thanks!

    Reply

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