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Spinach, Zucchini, Feta, and Walnut Quinoa with Salmon is for Dinner.

Spinach, Zucchini, Feta, and Walnut Quinoa with Salmon takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Spinach, Zucchini, Feta, and Walnut Quinoa with Salmon takes 30 minutes to cook.

Spinach, Zucchini, Feta, and Walnut Quinoa with Salmon makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Spinach, Zucchini, Feta, and Walnut Quinoa with Salmon are:

? cup walnuts
2 tablespoons cooking oil (grapeseed)
? small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, very finely minced
1 large zucchini, halved lengthwise, then sliced into half-moons
2 cups cooked quinoa
3 to 4 large handfuls fresh baby spinach, chopped
half green onion, thinly sliced
2-4 tablespoons olive oil
juice from half a lemon
finely chopped fresh parsley
? cup feta cheese, crumbled
salt and pepper
cooked salmon, broken into pieces (or canned salmon in olive oil works, too)

Here is how you make Spinach, Zucchini, Feta, and Walnut Quinoa with Salmon:

In a large frying pan, toast walnuts over medium-low heat until they are fragrant. It will take about 10 minutes, making sure to shake pan or stir walnuts very often. Remove walnuts to a large bowl.Heat grapeseed or other cooking oil in pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and zucchini and cook until garlic is fragrant. The onions, garlic and zucchini don?t need to be cooked all the way through. Scrape into bowl with walnuts.Add cooked quinoa, baby spinach, and green onions to bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, about ? teaspoon of salt (to start) and a few turns of a pepper mill. Toss gently to combine.Add feta cheese and salmon, and toss again only to incorporate the feta and salmon (these are added last so they don?t break apart too much). Taste and adjust olive oil, salt and/or pepper. Serving Size: Makes 8 - 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DARIENJADE.

The nutritional information for Spinach, Zucchini, Feta, and Walnut Quinoa with Salmon is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 346.0

• Total Fat: 18.7 g
• Cholesterol: 46.5 mg
• Sodium: 290.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 23.4 g