Viral Jennifer Aniston Salad Recipe
This Jennifer Aniston Salad is the perfect salad to make as part of your meal-prep. The ingredients in this salad are light and fresh and work perfectly together. The salad mixes together quinoa, chickpeas, cucumbers, red onion, pistachios and feta cheese along with a light, lemony sweet dressing. This is gluten-free and Jennifer Aniston's favorite salad!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
- 1 cup dry quinoa {or bulgur wheat}
- 1 -1 5 ounce can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 large english cucumber, diced
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
- 1/2 packed cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon dill, minced
- 1/2 cup roasted, salted pistachios, chopped
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- salt and pepper, to taste
FOR THE DRESSING
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 lemons, juiced + zest of 1/2 the lemon
- 1-2 tablespoons honey
- salt & pepper to taste
- optional: 1 teaspoon sumar or za'atar
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan add the water, vegetable broth or chicken broth and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Rinse the quinoa and then add it to the boiling broth or water.
- Turn the heat to low, place a lid on the pot and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the liquid is absorbed, for about 10- 15 minutes.
- Use a fork to fluff the cooked quinoa and add to a large mixing bowl to cool.
- Once the quinoa is cool cover the quinoa and chil in the refrigerator.
- Add the chickpeas, red onion, cucumbers, mint, parsley, dill, pistachios and feta cheese and mix well.
- In a salad dressing container or mason jar add the olive oil, lemon juice, honey and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste and the optional sumac or za'atar.
- Pour half of the dressing over the salad and mix well. Tatse and add more dressing to your liking.
- Serve or store in an air tight container for up to 4 days.
Notes
- If you aren't serving the salad right away I suggest just adding half of the dressing and saving the remaining dressing when you serve the salad.
- You can sub the pistachios with sliced almonds, pine nuts, sesame seeds or walnuts.
- You can leave the feta cheese out or use goat cheese.