Healthy Summer Quinoa Chickpea Salad!
Healthy Summer Quinoa Chickpea Salad!

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, healthy summer quinoa chickpea salad!. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Healthy Summer Quinoa Chickpea Salad! is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Healthy Summer Quinoa Chickpea Salad! is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

This healthy quinoa chickpea salad is loaded with veggies and makes a light and delicious lunch option that can be made ahead of time for easy lunches throughout the week. A healthy and refreshing quinoa chickpea salad with creamy avocado. A perfect summer side dish with grilled chicken.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have healthy summer quinoa chickpea salad! using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Healthy Summer Quinoa Chickpea Salad!:
  1. Make ready 1 cup Cooked Quinoa
  2. Get 1 can Chickpeas
  3. Get 1/2 cup Chopped Carrots
  4. Take 1/2 cup Chopped Cucumber
  5. Make ready 1/2 cup Chopped Tomatos (or use cherry tomatoes)
  6. Take 1 Avacado (chopped)
  7. Take 1 Fresh Lemon (for lemon juice)
  8. Make ready 1 tsp Olive Oil

Recipe PDF Vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free. Made with fresh veg, herbs, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds and quinoa. I love making cold quinoa salads during the Spring and Summer season. Bring water and quinoa to a boil then let simmer until quinoa is light and fluffy.

Steps to make Healthy Summer Quinoa Chickpea Salad!:
  1. Cook 1 cup of quinoa in water (follow directions on package) I used about 7 tablespoons of raw quinoa and added a pinch of salt in the water
  2. Drain and rinse well the one can of chickpeas and set in the fridge until needed so it cools
  3. After quinoa is cooked pour into a bowl and set in fridge also for the mean time
  4. Now's a good time to chop up all your veggies (save the avacado for last)
  5. Once everything is ready combine all ingredients together in a large bowl and squeeze a whole lemons worth of juice on top and add in the oil
  6. Gentally toss the salad and it's ready go!

Once quinoa is done, transfer to a container let cool then place in fridge to chill. If eating right away, combine all dressing ingredients and top over salad. If it's not pre-rinsed, rinse the quinoa in a fine mesh sieve to get rid of the bitter tasting outer layer. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and cover.

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