Description
Bright, fresh, and packed with wholesome ingredients, The Jennifer Aniston Salad is a quick and satisfying dish perfect for lunch, meal prep, or as a side. With quinoa, chickpeas, fresh herbs, and feta cheese, it’s a nutritious and versatile crowd-pleaser that comes together in just 15 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cooked quinoa (cooled)
- ½ cup chopped cucumber
- ½ cup cooked chickpeas
- ¼ cup chopped red onion
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
- 2 tbsp fresh mint (chopped)
- 2 tbsp roasted pistachios (chopped)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep Ingredients: Cook the quinoa according to package instructions and allow it to cool. Chop the cucumber, red onion, parsley, mint, and pistachios.
- Combine Salad: In a large mixing bowl, mix the cooked quinoa, cucumber, chickpeas, red onion, feta cheese, parsley, and mint.
- Make Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until well combined.
- Toss Together: Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss until all the ingredients are evenly coated.
- Garnish and Serve: Sprinkle roasted pistachios on top just before serving. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- For meal prep, store the salad in an airtight container but keep the dressing and pistachios separate until ready to serve.
- Make it vegan by replacing feta cheese with vegan feta or nutritional yeast.
- Substitute pistachios with almonds or walnuts for a different crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Lunch, Side Dish
- Method: Tossing
- Cuisine: Mediterranean-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ~1 cup
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg