Home » Salads and Dressings » Mediterranean Chopped Salad with Cannellini This Mediterranean Chopped Salad recipe is easy to adapt to your family's tastes. I added cannellini beans, but you could substitute chickpeas or cooked quinoa as I did in this. Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is protein packed with fresh and tasty Mediterranean flavors.

Ingredients of Cannelli Bean and Quinoa Salad with Mediterranean Dressing

  1. You need 1 Cup of Quinoa.
  2. It's 2 Cups of Chicken Broth.
  3. Prepare 1 Cup of Dry Lentils.
  4. You need 2 Cups of Chicken Broth.
  5. It's 1/4 Cup of Red Bell Pepper diced.
  6. You need 1/4 Cup of Yellow Bell Pepper diced.
  7. Prepare 1/2 Cup of Onion diced.
  8. Prepare 1/4 Cup of Celerey diced.
  9. You need 1 Can of Cannelli Beans rinsed and drained.
  10. Prepare 1 Can of Olives sliced.
  11. You need 2 of Lemons juiced.
  12. It's 4 Tbls of Olive Oil.
  13. Prepare 2 Tsp of Dijon Mustard.
  14. Prepare 2 Tsp of Honey.
  15. It's 2 Tsp of Oregano.
  16. You need 1/2 Tsp of Garlic Powder.
  17. You need to taste of Salt.
  18. You need to taste of Pepper.

Cannelli Bean and Quinoa Salad with Mediterranean Dressing instructions

  1. Rinse Quinoa in fine mesh seive. Bring Quinoa and Chicken Broth to boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes..
  2. Rinse Lentils. Bring Lentils and Chicken Broth to boil, partially cover, and simmer on medium low for 25 to 30 minutes..
  3. In a large bowl, mix cooked Quinoa, cooked Lentils, Cannelli Beans, Bell Peppers, Onions, Celery, and Olives..
  4. For dressing mix Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Dijon Mustard, Oregano, and Garlic Powder. Pour mixture over Quinoa mixture and mix well..

Drizzle with the dressing and garnish with basil. This simple Mediterranean Quinoa salad is the perfect dish to make whenever you're craving something light, fresh, summery, but still need it to be filling! Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Herbed Tahini Dressing. Mediterranean Bean Salad packs chickpeas, white beans, your favorite Mediterranean vegetables and feta cheese into one healthy salad and is topped with a light lemony dressing. This works perfectly as a side dish to a meal or even as lunch with pita bread.

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