Name: Cucumber Quinoa Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 English cucumber, diced; 2 cups chilled* cooked quinoa (see this tutorial for how to cook quinoa); 1/2 cup diced red onion; 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese; 1/3 cup julienned or roughly-chopped fresh basil leaves; 1 batch Lemony Italian vinaigrette (see below); 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, homemade or store-bought; pinch of salt and black pepper

This Cucumber Quinoa Salad is made with lots of fresh basil and feta, tossed with a simple lemony vinaigrette, and it’s SO fresh and delicious! Plus, it’s naturally gluten-free and quick and easy to make.

Cucumber Quinoa Salad

cucumber,

cups chilled* cooked quinoa (see this tutorial for how to cook quinoa)

red onion

feta cheese

basil leaves

Lemony Italian vinaigrette (see below)

olive oil

apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar

lemon juice

Italian seasoning, homemade

salt and black pepper

Toss all ingredients together until combined.  Serve immediately.

To Make The Cucumber Quinoa Salad:

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl until combined.

To Make The Lemony Italian Vinaigrette:

Love this salad! Made it with both quinoa and farro and used your pickled red onions! Yum!

This was SO GOOD! It reminds me of my favorite Italian salad that has pasta in it. I wanted to avoid going to the grocery store so I did with what I had. I was a 1/2 cup short of uncooked quinoa so I substituted with leftovers of sprouted brown rice. It was the only side we were having so I had to add more to it to fill our bellies. I added things from the salad I mentioned at the beginning (sun dried tomatoes, toasted pinenuts, and spinach). My super picky 9 year old LOVED it. I don’t want it to get played out at home because I want to keep this in our rotation so how do I avoid making it again tomorrow???

So, so good! Didn’t have basil and added a few cherry tomatoes, everything else stayed per the recipe and it was great! I was amazed that it still held up through the next day. This will be on repeat through the summer!

This was so delicious! Very refreshing meal on a hot summer day! I grew my own English cucumbers this year  and so they were super fresh.  My husband enjoyed the salad too. I loved your quinoa cooking tip from Bon Appétit. Turned out perfect.

I could eat this for every meal!! ? so delicious!!!

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This Cucumber Quinoa Salad recipe is easy to make ahead of time, naturally gluten-free, and full of fresh, feel-good flavors that everyone will love!

Cucumber Quinoa Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Servings: 4

Cost: $10.14 /serving

Author : Ali

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