Spinach and Feta Quinoa Salad

Spinach and Feta Quinoa Salad is a side dish that serves 4. For $2.17 per serving, this recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 251 calories, 10g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have parsley, vegetable broth, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 4179 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Closet Cooking. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 100%. This score is excellent. Quinoa Salad with Spinach and Feta, Spinach And Quinoa Salad With Fetan And Dill, and Spinach and Feta Quiche with Quinoa Crust are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup dill (chopped)

1/4 cup feta (crumbled)

2 cloves garlic (chopped)

1 lemon (juice and zest)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion (chopped)

1/4 cup parsley (chopped)

1 cup quinoa

salt and pepper to taste

1 bunch spinach (roughly chopped)

2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth or water)

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions:1. Heat the oil in a pan.2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.4. Add the spinach and cook until it wilts.5. Add the quinoa, vegetable broth, parsley, dill and season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.6. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.7. Remove from heat and hit it with a splash lemon juice and mix in the feta.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat the oil in a pan.

2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.

3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.

4. Add the spinach and cook until it wilts.

5. Add the quinoa, vegetable broth, parsley, dill and season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.

6. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.

7. Remove from heat and hit it with a splash lemon juice and mix in the feta.


Nutrition Information:

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251k Calories
10g Protein
8g Total Fat
35g Carbs
96% Health Score
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Calories
251k
13%

Fat
8g
13%

  Saturated Fat
2g
14%

Carbohydrates
35g
12%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
8mg
3%

Sodium
842mg
37%

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Protein
10g
21%

Vitamin K
474µg
452%

Vitamin A
8809IU
176%

Manganese
1mg
86%

Folate
261µg
65%

Vitamin C
36mg
44%

Magnesium
158mg
40%

Phosphorus
279mg
28%

Iron
4mg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.39mg
23%

Vitamin B6
0.46mg
23%

Potassium
801mg
23%

Vitamin E
3mg
22%

Fiber
5g
22%

Copper
0.39mg
19%

Calcium
168mg
17%

Vitamin B1
0.25mg
17%

Zinc
2mg
14%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.54mg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.16µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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