Description
Enjoy a vibrant Fresh Mediterranean Quinoa Bowl – Homefoodkitchen packed with flavors and nutrition. Try it today for a healthy meal option!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.25 cups quinoa
- 1 cup cucumber (diced into 1/2-inch pieces)
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1/4 cup red onion
- 1/3 cup feta
- 1/4 cup Kalamata olives (pitted and halved)
- 1/2 cucumber (grated and squeezed dry)
- 1 cup yogurt
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 2.5 tsp dill (freshly chopped)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Rinse 2.25 cups of quinoa under cold water in a fine-mesh sieve until the water runs clear.
- Add rinsed quinoa to a medium pot with 4.5 cups of water or broth. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low, cover with a lid, and simmer for about 15 minutes until fluffy.
- While quinoa is cooking, dice 1 cup of cucumber into 1/2-inch pieces and slice up 1/4 cup of red onion.
- Halve the grape tomatoes and set aside along with diced cucumber.
- In a mixing bowl, combine grated cucumber, yogurt, minced garlic, lemon juice, chopped dill, salt, and pepper. Stir until well blended.
- Once quinoa is cooked and slightly cooled, fluff it with a fork.
- In bowls, layer quinoa as the base followed by diced cucumbers, grape tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, and olives.
- Drizzle with yogurt dressing before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (approximately 350g)
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 20mg