Quinoa and Broccoli Salad with Feta

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
6 cups chopped broccoli3 T extra virgin olive oil (divided)dash of salt1 cup quinoa2 T red wine vinegar6 cloves garlic, minced2 T fresh parsley, chopped½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes½ tsp salt½ tsp black pepper4 scallions, diced3 oz light feta (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Chop broccoli and cut stems into bite sized pieces. Toss broccoli with 2 T olive oil and salt to taste. Place in a large baking dish in a single layer. Roast for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook quinoa per instructions.
4. Meanwhile, combine red wine vinegar, parsley, crushed red pepper, garlic, salt and pepper in a small dish. Add 1 T olive oil.
5. Combine quinoa, broccoli, scallions and feta in a bowl. Cover with red wine vinegar mixture and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Add more vinegar if desired.

-Original recipe from https://www.cookingquinoa.net (I have very slightly modified it)

Serving Size: Serves 6

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMARELAVITA.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 244.1
  • Total Fat: 11.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.5 mg
  • Sodium: 375.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
  • Protein: 10.3 g

Member Reviews
  • JENNEYREBECCA
    Fabulous! I added one cup of walnuts and for simplicity's sake used only one cup of feta, although I calculated that 3 ounces is about 1.2 cups loose feta. Or something like that. - 4/21/12