Dinner for 4
Quinoa Salad
$22.26for 435 minServes 4
This quinoa salad combines chickpeas, vegetables, herbs, feta, and pistachios with a simple oil and vinegar dressing.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical | 3 oz | $0.60Typical price |
 | Canned beans$0.09/oz typical | 15 oz | $1.35Typical price |
 | Cucumbers$0.89 each typical | 1 | $0.89Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.19Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | 3.75 | $7.46Typical price |
 | Feta or goat cheese$0.70/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $1.75Typical price |
| Red onions$1.49/lb typical | 0.6 lb | $0.86Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 2.35 lb | $4.66Typical price |
 | Avocados$1.29 each typical | 1 | $1.29Typical price |
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.93Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $22.26 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilVinegar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Red onions for Onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
- 35 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianFamilySide dishesLunchesDinnersSummer
Typical price
$5.57 per serving$22.26 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
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 15 oz can chickpeas
- 1 large cucumber
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 12 1/2 mint leaves
- 1/2 cup feta
- 1/4 cup pickled red onion
- 1/2 cup pistachio
- 10 small tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 avocado
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup rose balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic
Steps
- Simmer the quinoa and water in a small saucepan, covered, for 15 minutes until tender.
- Let the quinoa cool for 10 minutes.
- Chop the cucumber, parsley, mint, tomatoes, red onion, avocado, bell pepper, and garlic.
- Whisk the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Toss the quinoa, chickpeas, vegetables, herbs, feta, pickled onion, and pistachios with the dressing.
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