Donna's Quinoa salad

Name: Donna''s Quinoa salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked+2 cups water=3cups cooked; quinoa; 2Tbs extra virgin olive oil; 2Tbs lemon juice; 2Tbs fat free italian dressing(kraft); 1Tbs chopped chives; .25 cup diced purple onion; 1cup diced each red pepper/green pepper; 1 cup snow peas; 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes; 50 grams feta cheese crumbled; 1tbs basil fresh or ground; cilantro fresh or ground; oregano fresh or ground; 1 garlic clove minced; 1 cup fresh spinach; 12 kalmata olives(optional)

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked+2 cups water=3cups cooked quinoa2Tbs extra virgin olive oil2Tbs lemon juice2Tbs fat free italian dressing(kraft)1Tbs chopped chives.25 cup diced purple onion1cup diced each red pepper/green pepper 1 cup snow peas1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes50 grams feta cheese crumbled1tbs basil fresh or groundcilantro fresh or groundoregano fresh or ground1 garlic clove minced1 cup fresh spinach12 kalmata olives(optional)

Directions

makes 12 side servings or 6 meal servings(quinoa is a complete food
protien, fat , carb/whole wheat but gluten free)

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DONNAREID.

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 215.7
Total Fat: 5.5 g
Cholesterol: 3.8 mg
Sodium: 85.8 mg
Total Carbs: 33.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.4 g
Protein: 7.7 g

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