Boost your level of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory with the best Mediterranean quinoa salad with olives. Packed with proteins, minerals, and vitamins this quinoa salad recipe is a combination of rich flavors!

Dear lovely, today I thought about you and your health condition. I think this Mediterranean quinoa salad will be a great treat as it's loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, to help your body fight diseases.

This Mediterranean quinoa salad is rich in flavors offering you a luscious salad; from soft quinoa, crunchy watery bell peppers, zesty olives, sweet cherry tomatoes to meaty lupini beans.

You'll get proteins from quinoa and lupin beans. This salad is also high in dietary fiber which will improve your digestion as well as feed your gut microbiome.

Lupin bean

• Popular in the Mediterranean countries where they're served as snacks in the bars or just eaten plain for their deliciousness, lupin beans aren't just other beans that you know
• Traced back from ancient Egypt, lupin beans can brag of their high content in amino acids, proteins, fiber, and fewer carbohydrates  
• They're a good source of manganese, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, calcium, and copper
• They'll provide you with vitamins B6 and C
• Lupin bean contains a significant amount of polyphenols, carotenoids, and vitamin E
•  They have antioxidants, antimicrobial, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory properties
• You'll in most cases buy already cooked and canned lupin beans, however, raw lupin beans are high in alkaloids which makes them bitter and unhealthy. But long soaking and cooking will dissolve these alkaloids

Olives healthy benefits

• Olives and olive leaves have been used in traditional herbal medicine to treat inflammation
• They're high in antioxidants
• They've been shown to improve bone health
• Olives have properties that can protect and repair cartilage damage
• Olives and olive oil have anti-cancer properties
• Get your vitamin E by consuming olives and olive oil to protect and nourish your skin
• Olives are a good source of copper and iron

Grapes, on the other hand, are going to maintain the health of your heart, protect you from aging-related diseases, and some cancers. They're a very good source of vitamin K, copper, and vitamin B2.

As you can see, my friend, this quinoa salad recipe is full of healing properties. It'll keep you satiated for hours as it confers all these health benefits to your body.

I created the best Mediterranean quinoa salad with olives for you, I hope you'll love it. Please share it with your friends and family.

Let's keep on healing, eat well, get enough sleep, smile, and avoid stress as much as possible.

I give you my love, Githu.

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5 from 12 votes

The best Mediterranean quinoa salad with olives

Boost your level of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory with the best Mediterranean quinoa salad with olives. Packed with proteins, minerals, and vitamins this quinoa salad is a combination of rich flavors!

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Salad

Cuisine: anti-inflammatory, clean eating, healthy, Italian, Mediterranean

Diet: Diabetic, Low Calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: Mediterranean quinoa salad, Mediterranean salad, Quinoa salad, quinoa salad recipe, salad recipe, vegan salad

Servings: 3 people

Calories:

Author: Githu

Cost: 8€

Equipment

• Salad bowl
• Salad spoons

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 cup canned lupini beans (drained)
• 1 cup mix types of olives
• a handful of ripe cherry tomatoes
• a handful of grapes (red or green)
• a medium bell pepper
• fresh basil leaves (or herbs of your choice)
• some salt
• 2 tbsp cold-pressed olive oil
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 lemon

Instructions

• Clean the cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, and lemon
• Bring all the dry ingredients in a salad bowl
• Add the olive oil with the vinegar
• Squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the salad
• Add some salt, be careful as olives are generally salted
• Using a big salad spoon, mix the quinoa salad gently
• Serve and enjoy this Mediterranean salad
• Thank you for rating and sharing this quinoa salad recipe. My love to you.

Notes

• This quinoa salad can be served on its own as a meal as it contains all macronutrients.
• You can make a batch of this Mediterranean salad as your meal prep
• It keeps well in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Resources; NCBI and Caring medical

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5223248