Greek Pesto Quinoa Salad
This instant pot greek pesto quinoa salad is such a great and refreshing summer meal. It’s healthy, fresh, and so good for any warm day. You can eat it cold or warm. If you’re looking for a guilt free meal that you and your family can enjoy. This is it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa rinsed
- 2 cups chicken broth (stove top) 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (for instant pot)
- 1 handful of spinach
- 1 tablespoon pesto
- 2 tablespoons greek salad dressing
- 2 cups grape tomatoes halved
- 1 15 oz can of chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 handful of basil sliced
- 1/4 cup feta
Instructions
Stove Top Directions
- Bring 2 cups of chicken broth to a boil. add the chicken broth, spinach, and 1 cup of grape tomatoes (reserving the remaining cup for later). Cook the quinoa according to the package directions.
- When done, remove from heat and stir in the pesto, remaining cup of grape tomatoes, greek salad dressing, chickpeas, basil, and feta. Serve warm or cold.
Instant Pot Directions
- Add the first 3 ingredients to the instant pot plus 1 cup of the grape tomatoes (reserving the other cup for later). Be sure to use 11/2 cups of chicken broth instead of the 2 cups required for stovetop. Cook for 1 minute followed by a 10 minute natural release
- Open the instant pot and add the remaining ingredients to the bowl, stir well and let sit on the stay warm setting for a few minutes until the tomatoes soften. Serve warm or refrigerate and serve cold
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