Quinoa with Olives, Sundried Tomatoes and Feta Cheese

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When I lived in Oxford and was a Weezer-listenin’-Birkenstock-walkin’-short-skirt-wearing choir girl…

My friends and I had a super cool place to hang out and eat and listen to good music…

Proud Larry’s.

And we’d go there and have the best Margaritas and Pizza.

Hand tossed Pizza with Olive Oil, Kalamata Olives, Sundried Tomatoes and Garlic.

Take me to heaven, baby.

But those days of carefree, lazy days are long past gone and just a distant and very pleasant memory…

So is eating Proud Larry’s Pizza.

quinoa

Now, I turn in a vain attempt to recreate…nay, capture the essence of that time.

Yes… with Quinoa.

I know… NOT THE SAME.

But that’s life, baby.

And it’s the best I can do…it’s wonderful in its own stay-at-home, Mom-jean-wearin’ kinda way…

All you do is:

Cook the Quinoa

Cook the Quinoa… follow the directions on the package, please.

add olive oil

Fluff and and a couple tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil…

Pit the olives

Pit what you thought were already pitted Kalamata Olives….

dice the olives and tomatoes

Chop the olives and the sundried tomatoes… you can find those in a jar marinated with olive oil….

Just dreamy.

add olives and tomatoes

Add some garlic {a clove or two… I take two or more… MMMM…}

Season to taste with salt and pepper…

stir together

And the kicker?

Top with Feta Cheese.

top with a lot of feta

Can you hear the Angel Choirs all in one mighty chorus?

quinoa with kalamata olives sundried tomatoes and feta

They are singing, “Gwen…don’t eat that entire bowl or you’ll have to go buy a bigger pair of Mom-Jeans!”

Sometimes, I listen.

Sometimes, I don’t.

How are you and your Mom-jeans feeling today?

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18 Comments

    1. Isn’t feta DIVINE? Even my 14 year old loves it! I didn’t even know what it was when I was his age…

  1. I love everything in this, so pinning it. A couple weeks ago I made the egg/cauliflower recipe for a faux pizza crust and I loved it. Of course it’s NOT pizza crust, but you can pick it up and it gave me the feeling of having a slice.

    Bliss

    1. Ooooo… I’ll have to try that! I’ve made pizza quiches before, but I’ve not heard of egg/cauliflower… do you have a source for the recipe?

  2. Anything with sun dried tomatoes has to be incredible. Oh…I gave up mom jeans a while ago. Now I wear mom sweat pants. 🙂

  3. This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it. My last attempt at quinoa fell short so I’ve been looking for a new take on it. I’m totally wearing mom jeans today too…..

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  5. What are the measurements with each ingredient? Can’t wait to make this!

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