Quinoa Salad

By Dani Potts | July 30, 2024

Total time: 20 min, Servings: 4-6

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup Quinoa
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cucumber seeded and cubed
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1/4 cup red onion or spring onion chopped
  • 1 cup flat leaf parsley
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (optional) 
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese (vegan)

Dressing:

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or lemon juice 
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper

INSTRUTIONS

  1. Cook quinoa per package instructions. Let cool to room temperature. 
  2. While quinoa is cooking, seed and cube cucumber, chop bell pepper, onion, parsley and cilantro.  Crumble feta if not already crumbled. 
  3. For dressing: pour olive oil and apple cider vinegar or lemon juice in to a big bowl, add salt and pepper and whisk together. Add all ingredients above including the quinoa and mix well. 

BENEFITS

Quinoa is an amazing way to help regulate blood glucose in the body due to its high fiber content. Dietary fiber is a carbohydrate like sugars and starches. The difference between fiber when compared to sugar and starches is that fiber does not spike blood sugar. Fiber actually helps maintain a normal blood glucose. Specifically the soluble fiber in quinoa helps regulate blood sugar by slowing glucose absorption in the bloodstream as a result of delayed digestion. Soluble fiber is found in quinoa, oats, legumes, and barley. Make sure to include one of these grains in your next meal!