Roasted Eggplant, Spinach, Quinoa, and Feta Salad

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.

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:

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:

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:

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.

Finally, top it with Feta cheese:

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*

Total Fat 14g 22%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 8mg 3%

Sodium 168mg 7%

Potassium 777mg 22%

Total Carbohydrates 24g 8%

Dietary Fiber 6g 24%

Sugars 5g

Protein 7g 14%

Vitamin A 134.2%

Vitamin C 27.8%

Calcium 14.1%

Iron 18.2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.