createaplatewithdina This Mediterranean Quinoa Salad will become your new favorite salad! It’s fresh, colorful, easy to make, and packed with chickpeas, crunchy veggies, feta, and a bright lemony dressing. Ingredients For the salad: • 1 cup dry quinoa (cook per package instructions) • 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained & rinsed • 1 orange bell pepper, diced (yellow or red work too!) • 2 Persian cucumbers, diced • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved • ½ small red onion, finely diced • 4–5 oz feta cheese, crumbled • Fresh parsley, chopped (add as much as you like) For the dressing: • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar • Juice of ½–1 lemon (to taste) • 1 tsp cumin • 1 tsp dried oregano • 1 tsp garlic powder • 1–2 garlic cloves, grated (add to taste) • ½ tsp salt (to taste) • ¼ tsp black pepper Instructions 1. Cook the quinoa according to the package. Let it cool down a bit — it doesn’t need to be fully cold. 2. Add everything to a bowl: Chickpeas, bell...