• Rinse and wash the quinoa once or twice. Since they are very small, i use my tea strainer while straining the water.

Cook Quinoa

• Cook the quinoa in an open pot by adding ¾ cup water to it.  They will leave a white tail once they are cooked.
• The amount of water added is perfect for cooking them well. Incase there is much water left in the cooked quinoa, drain it completely.

How to cook Quinoa in Microwave

• Wash and rinse quinoa in water. I cooked the quinoa in Microwave, it can also be cooked on stove-top. Take the rinsed quinoa in a microwave safe bowl, add 1 cup of water, Microwave @ high for 10 minutes, stir it once in between. 
• Take it out, there won't be any excess water, if there is any, drain and set aside until use.

Let's Assemble the Salad

• Add the cooked and drained quinoa to a large bowl. Make sure the bowl can fit the other salad ingredients well.
• I used canned chickpeas, drain the chickpeas well, rinse it with running water . Add the drained chickpeas to the quinoa bowl.
• Add the rest of the veggies, chopped cucumber, onions, tomatoes, chopped mint and coriander leaves. Toss well to combine.
• Squeeze juice out of 2 lemons, drizzle it over the tossed salad. Add pepper powder and salt. Toss to combine.
• Let the salad sit for 20 minutes, for the flavors to combine.
• Just before serving, add feta cheese to the salad, Toss gently and serve.