Quinoa Salad with Feta, Blood Oranges and Mint
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Author Notes: I love cooking with quinoa. It's a delicious, nutty grain and it makes for a great side dish. This salad is also a good main dish option, just top it with a fried egg or some grilled or seared scallops. I use a combination of quinoas, one red, one not, to add additional color and interest to the dish. - Savorykitchen
Serves 4
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1.25 cups water
- 3 blood oranges
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup chopped mint
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 ounces feta cheese
- salt and pepper
- Make the quinoa: Rinse the quinoa in a mesh strainer. Bring the water and a pinch of salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the quinoa and reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes until quinoa is tender.
- While the quinoa is cooking, prepare the oranges. Cut the peel off of two of the oranges and then cut them into bite-sized sections, removing any really fibrous bits. (If you know how to supreme an orange - do that.)
- Combine the cooked quinoa, chopped or supremed oranges, shallots, pine nuts, and mint. Squeeze the juice of the other orange over the salad and drizzle it with olive oil (about 2-3 tablespoons). Gently stir in the feta cheese. Taste the salad and add salt and pepper to taste.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Brown Bag Lunch
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish with Blood Oranges, Feta and Mint
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over 2 years ago tiptoesinthekitchen
this is really beautiful
over 2 years ago Savorykitchen
thank you - do feel free to substitute orange oranges if you can't find blood oranges this time of year.
over 2 years ago Midge
Love quinoa; can't wait to try this.
almost 3 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
I made this tonight for dinner. It was really great. Just loved it. Thanks so much!
almost 3 years ago Savorykitchen
Glad you liked it! Did you use regular oranges? This time of year I can't get blood oranges.
almost 3 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
Sorry! I just saw your comment when I went to look up the recipe to make again tonight. I don't get an email notifying me when someone replies to something I post - sorry! Yes, I used regular seedless navel oranges that I supremed and cut in half to make bite size. I made some black beans last night and I thought I might toss some of those in tonight and see what that would be like.
about 3 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
I love quinoa too and cook often with it. This is a wonderful combination of flavors! I can already tell I will love this one. Thanks so much for posting. I'm always looking for great recipes with quinoa. I love the above idea of toasting the grain too!
about 3 years ago thirschfeld
I love quinoa and this salad looks delicious. Have you ever roasted the quinoa before cooking it?
about 3 years ago Savorykitchen
I've tried giving it a toast in a skillet before cooking, but I usually forget that step. Do you do that every time you cook quinoa?
about 3 years ago thirschfeld
not always it just depends on my mood and time. I usually toast it in the oven when I do. But I do like the added flavor of roasting.
about 3 years ago monkeymom
The combo of quinoa in this is so beautiful.
about 3 years ago Savorykitchen
Thanks! The first time I did it, I was just combining the dregs of several packages to get enough for a recipe. When I saw how pretty it was I realized it was something I should start doing on purpose.