Be creative in your choices for any freshly chopped salad! Take advantage of beans by adding them into soups, salads and main dishes. You don’t need a ton – just a couple of spoonfuls to get the benefits of fiber and micronutrients that beans bring to our bodies.
Herb-Loaded Chopped Greek Salad
Quinoa is a unique super power grain that comes to us from ancient inca culture. Boasting of a full range of amino acids and protein, this makes if a golden ingredient to add to any recipe to substitute rice and pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 14oz can white beans (or your favorite beans)
- 3 cups chopped tomatoes
- 3 cups chopped fresh herb – cilantro, mint, parsley, basil, whatever is your choice!
- 2 cups chopped red or yellow sweet onion
- 2 cups chopped cucumbers
- 1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Lemon juice
Instructions
- Cook quinoa according to package directions.
- Chop all your fresh vegetables and herbs.
- Rinse canned beans with cold running water. Or if you have a pressure cooker, prepare your beans in it!
- Make sure cooked quinoa is cooled.
- Toss all ingredients together.
- Add to your liking olive oil, salt and pepper, and lemon juice.
Adding fresh herbs to your foods stimulates the olfactory system, thus allowing you to enjoy food more and get the satiety mechanism work in your favor. The more fresh veggies and herbs in your daily diet – the more visible the benefits of eating unprocessed foods become.
25 thoughts on “Herb-Loaded Chopped Greek Salad”
beans surely brings a lot of fiber into our bodies. Using it in salads is such a creative idea.
I absolutely love a Greek salad. It’s one of my favourite go to’s for lunch , will definitely give this one a go
We are looking for salads to love and this chopped greek salad looks really different! Thank you for sharing your recipes.
I love the addition of quinoa and beans for extra protein and fiber! Fresh herbs really elevate the flavors too. Definitely a healthy and satisfying meal!!
This seems like such a fresh and tasty salad, although it’s gotten so cold here in the UK a salad isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for me. I do need to eat more quinoa though x
I love a good Greek salad but it didn’t have quinoa in it. I will have to try your recipe since it’s been a while since I’ve had quinoa.
I LOVE this salad so much! It’s so flavorful, and I felt so full and energized for hours after I made it.
This is so good! I love all the quinoa, beans, and seasonings. It’s nice to have a recipe that’s as healthy as it is delicoius.
My husband loves salads, me not so much so am always trying to jazz it up a bit to make it different. Greek salad is one of his favourites so will be trying your recipe for him
I am really enjoying all of these recipes that you are sharing. I love salad but often only make a basic one, the Greek salad sounds delicious, I love olives, so I will definitely be giving this a try!
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I am on a salad kick these days. This greek salad sounds delicious.
Oh. My. Yum! This looks fantastic
This recipe looks great and healthy. I love quinoa and fresh herbs… very refreshing
I love a good salad, especially in the warm months. Thanks for sharing this. I think I have quinoa in my cabinet now. – Yooonda
This looks like a very protein packed salad. I still need to try quinoa. I have some in the pantry. Maybe tonight, I will fix it.
That looks like a great salad. I’m always looking for new ways to make a salad. I’ll have to give this one a try soon.
This sure is a dish I want to try . I love Greek salads . Greek salads are so healthy and your pictures want me to have one now
This looks so yummy! I love trying new salad recipes, and Greek salad happens to be one of my favorites! I love the variety and your recipe is definitely one I’ll have to try!
I need to make this for my quinoa lovin’ hubs! He’s training for another marathon and has it daily, but could stand switching up the flavors!
This looks delicious. I love quinoa anything. Will add to my “to make” list.
That looks pretty good. Sounds like it will be pretty healthy too! I will have to try it.
I love a fresh Greek salad but have never made one at home. I will have to put this on my next grocery list, sounds great for summer!
I love salad and quinoa. This salad sounds perfect for my family.
I have to make this tomorrow, I love any kind of greek salads especially with the warmer weather.