Quinoa Tabouleh with Fried Feta

This quinoa-based tabouleh is a nice change from the usual one. Its full of fresh vegetables and has crispy fried feta cheese on top. This dish is healthy and tasty, and its great as a side or light meal.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 200g feta cheese, cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

To cook quinoa, put it and water in a saucepan and mix them together

Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover, and let it cook for 15 minutes, or until all the water is gone

Use a fork to fluff it up, then let it cool down

To fry feta: In a pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat

Put in the feta cubes and cook until all sides are golden brown

Take it off the heat and set it aside

Put together tabouleh: Put cooked quinoa, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, and mint in a large bowl

Put the salad together: Add lemon juice and olive oil to the tabouleh

Carefully toss to mix

Add pepper and salt to taste

Put some fried feta on top: On top of the tabouleh, put the cubes of fried feta

Put out: Put the quinoa tabouleh and fried feta on plates and eat