Chicken Quinoa Salad with Feta and Avocado
You know what is the worst weather description?
“Freezing Drizzle.”
Seeing that forecast on my weather app doesn’t exactly make me want to leap out of bed with a smile on my face and a spring in my step (as if I ever get out of bed with a smile and a spring. . . ).
I feel like, with February just about over, I’m 100% over winter. Sunshine and sandals? Yes, please.
I’m also kind of tired of soups. I want summer food, even if the weather outside is doing its best to convince me that summer will never ever ever arrive.
So, we ate this chicken quinoa salad for dinner last night. Bonus points because it is so quick and easy to throw together.
We ate it a bunch when we lived in North Carolina, but it’d been a while since we had it, and it was just as good as I remembered.
My girls gobbled up this chicken quinoa salad (Ani, especially, had multiple servings of it), so maybe they are getting antsy for summer too.
Chicken Quinoa Salad with Feta and Avocado
Greek Quinoa Salad with Chicken
This Chicken Quinoa Salad is packed with flavor, thanks to feta, avocado and tomatoes and is the perfect summer dish year round!
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1-2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- 4 roma tomatoes chopped
- 2 cups baby spinach chopped
- 1/3 cup red onion finely (extra finely, if you're Bart) diced
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 avocado diced
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Pepper
Instructions
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Rinse and drain your quinoa well then put it and the water in pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Stir once, cover and reduce heat to low, cooking for about 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed and the quinoa is fluffy. Remove from heat and set aside.
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Toss the chicken, tomatoes, spinach and onion together in a large mixing bowl. Add the quinoa and stir well.
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Whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, and salt together in a small bowl or cup, then drizzle over the quinoa and mix well to coat.
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Gently toss in the avocado and feta, salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Recipe Notes
(adapted from Better Homes and Gardens via Sisters Cafe)
Looks extremely yummy. Will give It a try this weekend.
Your photo is BEAUTIFUL! Well done! 🙂
Hmm, sounds to me like you're due for a California summer.
And thanks, because I was wondering all morning what we would be having for dinner. Now I know.
You and I are on the same page. I think I really need this salad in my life. And I hope you can come share more of your salad goodness at upcoming recipe swap!
I've never made quinoa before but ironically was just talking about needing to try it when I saw your post! This looks like a great 1st recipe!
Oh my gosh, this looks delicious. I love quinoa, and I love Mediterranean flavors, so this looks perfect for me. Just discovered your blog (via Merrick's Art), and I can already tell that your blog will be a good fit for me. 🙂
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you're here!
Pretty much all my favorite ingredients, I must try this,
This was delicious! Even my non-quinoa-loving husband liked it. When a recipe calls for cooked chicken and you don't have leftovers, how do you usually cook it? Today I found a simple crock pot recipe for greek chicken, but that obviously takes a while.
Well, this looks fabulous! Pinning it right this second 🙂 It’s actually perfect because I need to use up some quinoa I’ve been hoarding for awhile.
Also, having lived in Northern Utah for the last 13ish years, I FEEL YA on the whole “being so over winter” thing. At least we’ve had some warmer days (in the 40’s, baby!), even if today has that “freezing drizzle.”
Thanks for the recipe!
(Also, I meant to tell you that I tried your perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe the other week and I am now SOLD on your recipes, ha ha!)