Greek Salad with Crispy Quinoa
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- romaine lettuce roughly chopped
- 2 mini cucumbers about 1 ½ cups, chopped
- 15-20 grape tomatoes about 1 cup, sliced in half
- ¼ red onion about ¼ cup, very thinly sliced
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 10 kalamata olives about ½ cup, roughly chopped
- ¾ cup pita chips crushed
- Greek dressing of choice
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the cooked quinoa onto the baking sheet and spread into an even layer. drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Cook in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until crispy. Let cool and set aside.
- While quinoa is cooking chop the vegetables and prepare the salad ingredients.
- Assemble the salads: add the lettuce, chopped cucumber, tomatoes, onion, feta cheese, olives, and pita chips. Top with crispy quinoa and toss with Greek dressing.