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Roasted Eggplant, Spinach, Quinoa, and Feta Salad

Published: Oct 07, 2014 | 81 Comments

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Roasted Eggplant, Spinach, Quinoa, and Feta Salad – healthy, Mediterranean-style, gluten free recipe. It’s also vegetarian, paleo, low calorie, low carb and low cholesterol, high in fiber and protein (from quinoa). Even though it’s a salad, it also makes a great main dish.

Spinach, Eggplant, and Feta Quinoa

Roasted Eggplant with Spinach, Quinoa, and Feta combined together are so delicious! Honestly, it’s one of the best recipes I’ve made so far using eggplant, and the combination of all these simple ingredients is amazing! I love eggplant, it’s one of my favorite vegetables:

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This dish has a very strong Mediterranean vibe, as I am using eggplant, quinoa, and Feta cheese. I call it healthy comfort food. It’s vegetarian, gluten-free, paleo, low calorie, low carb and low cholesterol, high in fiber and protein (from quinoa). Also, this recipe could not be simpler to make. First, you roast cubed eggplant in the oven:

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Then, you cook spinach and 1 clove of minced garlic in a large skillet for only a minute or two, just until it wilts. Then, once eggplant is done, add eggplant to this large skillet with wilted spinach:

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Add cooked quinoa to the skillet, and season with salt and pepper. Don’t overdo it on the salt, as you will be adding Feta cheese in the end.

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Finally, top it with Feta cheese:

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Enjoy!

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Roasted Eggplant, Spinach, Quinoa, and Feta Salad
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Roasted Eggplant, Spinach, Quinoa, and Feta Salad - healthy, Mediterranean-style, gluten free recipe. It's also vegetarian, paleo, low calorie, low carb and low cholesterol, high in fiber and protein (from quinoa). Even though it's a salad, it also makes a great main dish. 

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 247 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
  • 1 eggplant large, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 10 ounces spinach fresh
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1/4 cup Feta cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 420 F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Grease the sheet lightly with olive oil.
  2. In a large bowl, mix cubed eggplant with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Spread chopped eggplant over the lightly greased baking sheet. Roast for 20-25 minutes (or more, depends on your oven) until eggplant softens. Midway through roasting, take out the sheet and flip over eggplant cubes to the other side using spatula - that will help even out the roasting.
  3. While eggplant is being roasted, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet, add spinach and 1 minced garlic clove and cook for a couple of minutes, constantly stirring, just until spinach wilts. Remove from heat.
  4. Once eggplant is done, immediately remove it from the baking sheet into the same skillet with spinach, off heat. Immediately add quinoa and second clove of minced garlic. This will allow cooked eggplant to release some juices when mixed in with quinoa. Mix everything well, off heat, and season with more salt if needed. Don't add too much salt or omit it altogether as you will be using Feta cheese too. Top with Feta cheese.
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Eggplant, Spinach, Quinoa, and Feta Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 247 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 8mg3%
Sodium 168mg7%
Potassium 777mg22%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 6710IU134%
Vitamin C 22.9mg28%
Calcium 141mg14%
Iron 3.3mg18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Dinner, Eggplant, Gluten Free, Quinoa, Recipe, Side Dish, Spinach, Vegetables, Vegetarian Published: Oct 07, 2014 81 Comments

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  1. Mary Anne

    Jan 23, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    Yummy

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  2. Vicki Crawford

    May 12, 2020 at 3:49 am

    Looks great, am going to try this one tonight less the Quinoa. Ad a long time Paleo eater (started way before Paleo was popular or well known) I do need to point out that Quinoa is a grain and is therefore not Paleo.

    Anyway, looking forward to making something similar to this.

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  3. Katherine Schneider

    May 06, 2020 at 9:50 pm

    I found this recipe using key words “quinoa” and “eggplant” because I had both to use up and this was exactly what I hoped for! If you have an air fryer, it’s a great way to roast eggplant chunks, in fact one of the best uses of the air fryer I’ve found to date. Very delicious combination. A keeper and I will have to go out and buy the ingredients intentionally next time!

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