Greek Chicken Red Quinoa Salad
This Greek Chicken Red Quinoa Salad is rich in nutrients, packed with protein and it's super delicious at only 368 calories per serving.
Servings: 4
Calories: 368kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup red quinoa
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup chicken breast cooked, cubed
- 1/2 English cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1/2 red onion roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup Kalamata olives
- 1 cup feta cheese cubed
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- First rinse the quinoa. In a pot add the water and the quinoa and bring to a boil. Cover, turn down the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes. Let it cool completely.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano and pepper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl toss the chicken, cucumber, olives, feta cheese, tomatoes and red onion together. Add cooled quinoa and dressing and toss. Garnish with fresh parsley if preferred.
Notes
- I don't normally add salt to Greek salads because the olives and the feta cheese are pretty salty, so it's not really needed.
- You can use regular quinoa, you don't have to use red quinoa for this salad.
- Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition
Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 736mg | Potassium: 513mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 465IU | Vitamin C: 13.9mg | Calcium: 242mg | Iron: 2.7mg