Recipe

Want a light, healthy meal that doesn’t feel boring? This Mediterranean quinoa salad uses the Geedel Chopper to prep veggies in a flash—bright cucumbers, ripe tomatoes, and briny olives tossed with fluffy quinoa. It’s perfect for lunch, potlucks, or a quick dinner side.

Ingredients (2 servings)

1 cup cooked quinoa (cooled)

½ cucumber (peeled), 2 small tomatoes

¼ cup kalamata olives (pitted), 1 tbsp feta cheese

2 tbsp olive oil + 1 tbsp lemon juice (dressing) 

Dried oregano, salt, black pepper

How to Make It

1. Prep veggies with Geedel: Swap to the dicing blade and grab this stainless steel manual vegetable chopper—for cucumbers, just press 3 times to get crisp chunks. Its sharp blades cut cleanly without brute-force pressing, perfectly preserving the cucumber’s crispness instead of squashing it. Better yet, no vegetable residue gets stuck in the blade grooves after rinsing, making cleanup a breeze later. For tomatoes, it’s even more handy: its gentle-press design won’t burst the tomato sacs—two presses yield juicy little chunks still packed with moisture, which amps up the freshness when mixed into the salad. No need to switch tools for olives, either—this machine doubles as a small household vegetable slicer. One press gives evenly thin olive slices, no need to keep readjusting the angle like you would with a knife. Just chop and dump them right into the bowl—no extra tools to fumble with.

2. Mix the salad: Toss cooked quinoa, the chopped crisp cucumber, juicy tomato chunks, olive slices, and crumbled feta into a large bowl. Give it a light stir first—all the neatly cut ingredients (thanks to the chopper!) pile up in bright, vibrant colors, making the salad look fresh and appetizing at first glance.

3. Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, dried oregano, salt, and pepper until well combined. Drizzle it over the salad and toss thoroughly to coat every bite. If you want to add a handful of fresh herb bits for extra flavor, the portable manual vegetable dicer you used earlier is perfect for the job. It’s compact and doesn’t take up counter space—grab it, press twice, and you get finely chopped herbs. The blade doesn’t stick to the tiny bits either, so you can just tap them right into the salad, no residue left to clean off. It adds an extra boost of freshness in seconds!

Geedel Perk

The chopper’s sharp blades keep veggies crunchy (no mushy cucumber!). You can chop everything in one container—less dishes to wash later!