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A local Greek place serves this. Really tasty and pretty simple. I don't have a recipe per SE, it is just cooked quinoa with all of the goodies in a Greek salad minus the lettuce, with a Greek dressing and some lemon juice. The use olives, feta, red onion, grape tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, pepperoncini, and hard boiled egg whites. Beets can be added on the side as a mix-in - they probably don't want the entire batch turning purple. They cut everything into about half inch dice, except the black olives and tomatoes, which are left intact.
I would say the ratio is about 2 part quinoa to 1 part total of the add-ins.
Yummy, pretty healthy if you watch the amount of cheese.
libodem
(19,288 posts)And I LOVE it. Hers has crumbled feta cheese for that mmmmm tang. Oops you did say feta. I couldn't spell keen-wah if you paid me. I just recently saw it spelled on tv. Thanks Denny.
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)Good stuff
NJCher
(35,721 posts)In its unprocessed state, quinoa is coated with saponin, a bitter substance. Most quinoa has been desaponized. However, its still a good idea to rinse it under running water in a fine-mesh strainer before cooking to remove any remaining residue. To cook, combine 1 cup grains with 1½ cups water and ¼ teaspoon salt in a saucepan over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 to 15 minutes (you will have 2½ cups cooked quinoa). From cookbook: Superfoods.
Cher
The empressof all
(29,098 posts)I love all those flavors. If you are looking for a punch of Greek flavors in other dishes try the Greek Spice by Cavenders.
http://www.greekseasoning.com/
I put it on Chicken and it has made my husband into a person who now enjoys fish.
pinto
(106,886 posts)Thanks for the recipe tip.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)I love those flavors, so it should be a good one for me to try.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)tastier, IMHO. It seems to keep better, too.
If you make the Greek restaurant recipe, the one thing I would definitely do is soak and then dry the red onion...takes some of the bite out, especially if you have leftovers.