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Brenda Williams
Certified Nutritional Counselor
Most people get stuck somewhere between busy schedules, confusing nutrition advice, and years of habits.
It can feel frustrating when you know what you should be doing, but aren’t sure how to make it work in real life. That’s where I come in.
At The Kitchen Mentor, our experiences and mentoring services are built around you—your routine, your goals, and your starting point. It’s about building something sustainable.
Believing that healthy living starts in your kitchen because lasting change doesn’t come from willpower alone. It comes from knowing what to eat, how to prepare it, and why it matters.
As a nutrition counselor with 15 years of working with individuals and groups, I’ve seen the same challenge over and over: people don’t need more information—they need practical skills and guidance they can actually use.
That’s what I do.
I step into the kitchen with you—literally or virtually—and help you build confidence, simplify healthy eating, and create meals that support the life you want to live. No overwhelm. No extremes. Just real food, real skills, and a clear path forward.
When you know your way around the kitchen, everything else gets easier.
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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Recipe
This salad has become one of my favorite make-ahead salads that holds up well for several days. It is great topped on a bed of greens with some fresh tomatoes and a couple slices of avocado.
Ingredients
For the quinoa salad
1 cup quinoa, uncooked and rinsed
2 cups water
2 bell peppers, small diced (any color works—I used red and yellow)
1 English cucumber, small diced
½ medium red onion, small diced
¼ cup capers, drained
¼ cup roughly chopped fresh parsley or 2 T dried parsley
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
For the lemon vinaigrette
⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon honey
1 garlic clove, minced
kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Make the dressing. Add the oil, lemon juice, mustard, honey, garlic, salt and pepper to a small bowl and whisk together until fully emulsified. Alternatively, you can add the ingredients to a small jar and shake together. Set aside.
Cook the quinoa. Add the quinoa and water to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook, covered, for about 15 minutes, or until the quinoa has absorbed all the water. Remove from the heat and allow the quinoa to steam, covered, for another 5 minutes. To cool the quinoa, spread it out on a baking sheet for about 15 minutes.
Make the salad. Once the quinoa is completely cooled, add it to a large mixing bowl with the bell peppers, cucumber, red onion, capers, parsley, and feta. Drizzle the lemon vinaigrette on top (you can use as much or as little as you'd like, though I tend to use it all).
Serve or chill. Serve the quinoa salad immediately or chill in the fridge to let the flavors meld together further.
Additional toppings. Fresh raw sauerkraut adds probiotics to this powerhouse salad. For a little crunch create your own Crunch Topping from this recipe HERE
NOTE: This recipe is provided with a link to the original source. https://downshiftology.com/recipes/mediterranean-quinoa-salad/#wprm-recipe-container-97368
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