Ingredients
1 cup quinoa uncooked
2 cups water
1 cup cucumber chopped
1 cup fresh lemon balm (or mint) chopped
⅓ cup red onion chopped
1 cup roasted and salted pistachios chopped
1 15 ounce can chickpeas drained and rinsed
Zest of 2 lemons
2 lemons juiced (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
sea salt to taste
ground pepper to taste
1 cup crumbled feta cheese​

INGREDIENTS

1. Rinse and drain quinoa. Add quinoa and water to a small pot and bring the water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and let cool for 30 minutes. For faster cooling, spread out on clean cookie sheet.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together cooked quinoa, cucumber, lemon zest, parsley, lemon balm (or mint), red onion, pistachios, chickpeas, salt, pepper, and feta. 
3. In a small bowl whisk together lemon juice and olive oil. Add to salad and mix thoroughly.
4. Serve immediately or let the salad chill in the fridge a couple hours before serving.
5. Store salad in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge.

Most days I take a protein shake to work, but today I tried something different. I saw an add for a company that makes Protein Overnight Oats. Serving price wasn't horrible (about $3-$5 a piece). But I am cheap and I have all the ingredients at home. So I tried making my own this morning. I am really liking it. Here is what I used. Now I will say that this made enough for 2 servings. But since I am working all day and forgot a lunch, I am hoping this will sustain me through. So with that said you can cut this recipe in half, or just divide it into 2 jars.

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats (7g of protein)
4 tbsp peanut butter powder (12g of protein)
1 tsp chia seeds (.7g of protein)
1 cup water
1 cup unsweetened almond milk (1g of protein)
1 scoop protein powder (22g of protein)
1/3 cup Oikos Triple Zero Greek Yogurt - Vanilla (8.5g of protein)
1.5 tbsp organic cocoa powder (1.5g of protein

*for a total of 573 calories & 52.7g of protein for the whole recipe.
  Or 286.5 calories & 26.35g of protein per serving

DIRECTIONS
this makes 2 servings

1. Divide ingredients into 2 pint jars.
2. Shake ingredients well and put in fridge for at least 2 hours or ideally overnight.
3. When going to consume, if it's too thick for your liking, you can add more almond milk (or what ever liquid you used)