# @createaplatewithdina on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTf5goGFARB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/51829047-createaplatewithdina-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-14T16:50:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dina Borshch | Easy Recipes & Weeknight Meals (@createaplatewithdina) — https://gondola.cc/createaplatewithdina

## Caption

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 pepper, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, and the cooled quinoa.
	3.	Make the dressing: Whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, minced garlic, salt, and pepper.
	4.	Combine: Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until everything is coated.
	5.	Finish: Add the feta and parsley, give it a gentle toss, and taste to adjust lemon or salt if needed.
	6.	Serve: Enjoy right away or chill it for later — it’s great both ways!

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