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Dinner for 4

Greek Quinoa Salad with cherry and grape tomatoes

$7.41for 425 minServes 4

Fluffy quinoa mixes with tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, olives, feta, parsley, and Greek dressing.

Greek Quinoa Salad with cherry and grape tomatoes

Photo: spendwithpennies.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Quinoa, 6 oz$0.20/oz typical6 oz$1.20Typical price
Cherry and grape tomatoes, 11 oz$0.30/oz typical11 oz$3.18Typical price
Bell peppers, 0.3 lb$2.49/lb typical0.3 lb$0.78Typical price
Cucumbers, 0.5$0.89 each typical0.5$0.45Typical price
Pickles and olives, 2.5 oz$0.18/oz typical2.5 oz$0.45Typical price
Red onions, a little$1.49/lb typicala little$0.12Typical price
Swiss, 3 oz$0.40/oz typical3 oz$1.20Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typicala little$0.05Typical price
Total for the servings shown$7.41

Swaps

  • Swap red onions for onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
  • 25 minstart to table
  • Easydifficulty
  • 4servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
  • $typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.85 per serving$7.41 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1/2 english cucumber
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/4 cup diced red onion
  • 3 oz crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Steps

  1. Rinse the quinoa under cool water.
  2. Simmer the quinoa and water in a covered medium saucepan for 15 minutes.
  3. Let the quinoa stand covered for 5 minutes, then cool it briefly.
  4. Combine the quinoa, tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, olives, feta, and parsley in a large bowl.
  5. Stir in the Greek dressing until evenly mixed.

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