Summer Peach Salad with Mint Vinaigrette

Ingredients:
Serves 6

• ¾ cup quinoa, dry
• 3 medium peaches
• 2 English cucumbers
• ½ medium red onion
• 10 oz spring mix
• 3 oz crumbled feta
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/3 cup fresh mint
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Rinse and cook quinoa according to the package.
2. Cut the peaches in slices. Dice cucumbers. Dice red onion. Set aside.
3. De-stem and chop the mint. Peel and mince garlic.
4. In a small bowl, combine Dijon mustard, honey, garlic clove, mint, olive oil, and salt and pepper. You may use a blender for this process. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl, toss together spring mix, peaches, cucumbers, red onion, quinoa, and the dressing.
6. Crumble feta over the top. Drizzle with more olive oil and a few grinds of black pepper. Enjoy!

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