Quinoa Chickpea Salad
This quinoa chickpea salad is loaded with fresh ingredients and flavor! It’s delicious, nutritious, and best of all, incredibly easy to make.
Ingredients
- 4 cups quinoa cooked (1 cup uncooked, rinsed and cooked according to package directions)
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 large cucumber diced
- 2 shallots finely diced
- 1 can 14.5 oz chickpeas
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ½ cup green olives halved
- 3/4 cup parsley chopped
Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash and dice the cucumber, bell pepper, and shallots.
- Rinse and drain the chickpeas.
- With your hands, crumbles the feta cheese into small pieces.
- Cut the green olives in half and finely chop the parsley.
- Add all the ingredients to a large salad bowl.
- In a small bowl, add all the dressing ingredients.
- Mix well to combine everything.
- Pour the dressing over the salad, and mix to combine all the ingredients.
- You can serve it immediately or wait 1 hour for the flavors to develop.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 235kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 406mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3g
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